Posted on 05/13/2004 6:49:37 PM PDT by treeclimber
The past few weeks we were all very astounded and disgusted by the pictures and tales of abuse coming out of Iraq with regard to our U.S. forces and the treatment of Iraqi prisoners. On Friday, May 7th, the Secretary of Defense and Commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were hauled before two congressional committees to answer questions of accountability in this sordid scandal. On Tuesday, May 11th, General Antonio Taguba was testifying before congress regarding his report – the “15-6 Report” – and his findings.
Now for the real bombshell; SFTT's website provided the conduit for the key contact when William Lawson...
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Read the end of the article and contrast what the Navy Secretary says with this horrible quote from a retired Army General...he doesnt like Taguba and his 'integrity'.
“He’s not regarded as a hero in some circles in the Pentagon,” a retired Army major general said of Taguba. “He’s the guy who blew the whistle, and the Army will pay the price for his integrity. The leadership does not like to have people make bad news public.”
In our view the Army has a very big problem if integrity is viewed as a threat.
Maybe someone can explain why this is.
The more i learn of this "abuse" scandal, the less "abuse" there seems to be. As far as i can tell the only real scandal here is the fact that Lyndie England was having sex with every other soldier in the country.
Granted shes no beauty queen but calling it torture is really a stretch.
Oh my my...
Take a second look at the last part of the article, particularly the different attitudes and difference in integrity between the Navy man and the Army man. While I dont like the over-blown coverage this is getting, how different folks react to it is telling.
Maybe its just me but it seems the democrats are suddenly a lot less interested in getting to the bottom of it. Last week JFnK wanted to hurry up and get things moving, now he wants to take it slow.
It was revealed in January. What was the point of the picture dump? Were they needed in order to stir up the intellectually challenged in the populace, including a number of Demi Senators? Or was the picture dump scheduled for May, after the 9/11 Ommission wound down?
Of course, in the interests of full disclosure, I must reveal that I don't watch the Super Bowl commercials either.
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