I have not read through this thread, and I doubt I will. As the only Freeper that I know of who was actually at Tailhook, I will only make two comments with respect to the similarity between Tailhook and this episode.
First, like with Tailhook, the Media is out of control, trying to turn a minor and rare incident into a major reflection on the entire Military.
Second, like with Tailhook, the female officers involved are again thinking only of themselves, and not of the greater good of the Military, trying to blame others while ignoring their own responsibility for what occurred.
Interesting comments based on your experience.
I am appalled by this event, but now that I have had more time to think about it, I think Rush is right. None of their behavior was excusable, and I don't think it's going to be excused. But it's definitely getting a lot more play in the Muslim world and the West than Saddam's genuine torture did, or the many genuine atrocities routinely perpetrated by Muslim armies and irregulars alike in Africa, for example.
As for the female officers, I think this may have less to do with being female and more to do with being anti-Bush in the Buchananite sense. Doesn't Karpinski have sort of a track record, having appeared on TV to criticize Bush even before this thing broke? I recall reading several posters who watch more TV than I do commenting on this; please correct me if I'm wrong.