[Know your rights]

is abusing, hazing, and shaming prisoners part of the military's job?

In some cases, YES. [...] The military has to do what it has to do.

Why would it "have to" abuse, haze, and shame prisoners?

[madison10]

Geez. There are times, maybe not by those immature prison guards mind you, when the military HAS TO deal with prisoners in a none-too-gentle manner. The picture I saw of those men stacked like dead bodies was bad...abhorrent. I'm glad the President told the world that.

There are, however, things done to prisoners that HAVE TO BE DONE because that is the only way to save American and innocent lives. Maybe next time we have prisoners to interrogate we should offer lollipops?