To: All
Advani is a right-wing, pro-US leader in India.
To: VinayFromBangalore
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM You made that up.
3 posted on
05/08/2004 6:05:25 AM PDT by
Voice in your head
("The secret of Happiness is Freedom, and the secret of Freedom, Courage." - Thucydides)
To: VinayFromBangalore
5 posted on
05/08/2004 6:13:51 AM PDT by
Polybius
To: VinayFromBangalore
Are they still burning brides for insufficient dowrys in India?
To: VinayFromBangalore
First - let's clarify some terms. The US media is trying to position the treatment given the Iraqi prisoners as "torture" In the broad scheme of things, it was not. Based on Rumsfeld's testimony the other day, it appears that a relative handful of prisoners might have been tortured (certainly the ones that died in our custody would agree with that statement) but, from the photos we have seen to date, that's not torture - it's abuse and humiliation.
Secondly, I have an issue with the broad sweeping inference that the entire US Army engaged in this conduct - they did not. A handful of very bad apples did and they will be dealt with harshly. Again, I think a lot of anti-American folks (including the US media and the Dems) are using very broad terms to try to make this look a lot worse than it is. I don't mean to minimize it but, in the broad scope of the War on Terror, this isn't that big. It looks bad, and the prisoners certainly didn't expect it or deserve it from us, but it still pales considerably in comparison to Saddam's streatment of these same people.
We need to maintain some perspective.
7 posted on
05/08/2004 6:42:40 AM PDT by
DustyMoment
(Repeal CFR NOW!!)
To: VinayFromBangalore
I was afraid it was going to be another America bashing piece.
Everyone agrees with Mr. Advani that the treatment of those prisoners was shocking and disgusting. In addition, I'm grateful for his coolheaded observation that this is an internal matter for the US. Contrary to popular belief, we do police our own and this rime will be no exception.
9 posted on
05/08/2004 7:44:43 AM PDT by
cake_crumb
(UN Resolutions = Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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