Prison Abuse: An MI Officer Sounds Off

Soldiers For the Truth ^ | 5/10/2004 | Soldiers For the Truth

[spycatcher]

This looks like it may get worse before it gets better. But is this took place right after 9/11 you'd see 75% of Americans approving of the psychological techniques.

[isthisnickcool]

This is what I thought the first time I saw the photos.

[Texasforever]

Hack is a hack.

[MJY1288]

I find a major flaw in this claim. Why would the MI, CIA, or DIA leave it up to MP's to take the pictures and have control over them. This is just another hit piece from Hackworth, in fact, I would bet Hackworth wrote it himself and signed it anonymously

[Texasforever]

DING,Ding,Dong we have a winner!

[pepsionice]

These are all reserve or guardsmen who have screwed up. You still can't find a active duty guy who was involved. I think that really says alot in this case. For intelligence involvement...if they were going to make it a "program", then they would have controlled the images and pictures...they didn't.

[darkwing104]

The story smells. All I see here is another "It isn't my fault" excuse.

[NordP]

As usual, Mike - you are on to something.

[Boot Hill]

"Hack, if they are going to hang privates and NCOs for meting out this abuse, they better go after the Generals and Colonels who sanctioned and approved these methods be use."

Maybe the use of "hang privates" was not the best choice of phraseology, given the topic being discussed.

--Boot Hill

[cohokie]

... if anyone thinks that the US Military is stupid enough to let a soldier take pictures on a personal camera for official blackmail, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale

Get Real. These jokers took pictures for sick pleasure. The tinfoil brigade should remember this and also that the simple explanation is usually correct.

[MJY1288]

I believe many of the top leftist lawyers from the ABA are having quite a few teleconferences as they coordinate this preposterous defense, they believe it will damage the Bush Administration and right now.... THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS

[Askel5]

=== The female MPs who accepted the jobs

I'd be interested to know of any who did not accept the job.

[Texasforever]

If these pictures were to blackmail prisoners by threatening to send them to families, wouldn't they be more effective if the prisoners faces were visible? The only pictures I have seen have their heads either hooded or hidden in the tangle of bodies.

[darkwing104]

I find a major flaw in this claim. Why would the MI, CIA, or DIA leave it up to MP's to take the pictures and have control over them. This is just another hit piece from Hackworth, in fact, I would bet Hackworth wrote it himself and signed it anonymously

Egad! You are probably correct.

[TxtoLA]

You will not learn all the facts. If naked pictures of "Iraqi Bob Square Hats" change your vote or your values, you need an add a spine to me operation. Prosecution of the lowlifes involved is the only answer. .....my words are not aimed at you personally, but in general for the confused and troubled

[Boot Hill]

"All I see here is another "It isn't my fault" excuse."

No, this is a "You bet I did it, I was trained to do it, everybody knew I was doing, it served a useful purpose, I was real good at it, you got a problem with that?", excuse.

--Boot Hill

[rbmillerjr]

"These are all reserve or guardsmen who have screwed up"

There will be quite a few regular active army guys going down with the reservists. You can get that gist just by reading the Taguba report.

[spycatcher]

I think the problem was the mismanagement of the prisons and the conflicting authority over prisoners led to the ineffective control, and possibly illegal implementation of the intelligence tactics.

I wouldn't have allowed digital cameras though. I would only allowed them to use Polaroids.

[walden]

"For intelligence involvement...if they were going to make it a "program", then they would have controlled the images and pictures...they didn't."

Exactly.

[Quix]

HMMMMMM

The thicken is certainly plotting.