Neither do I. The article appears to be based on a report from Human Rights Watch, which is anything but an objective observer.
And from the experience of the brave and handsome Sgt. Phantom, I know that the 82nd ABN takes allegations of detainee abuse very seriously...so I'm also having a hard time believing that this Capt. Fishback was stymied by his superiors in reporting any alleged abuse for 17 months, and then was forced to contact various senators.
The portions of the article that were posted did not state the battalion to which the soldiers alleging these activites are supposed to be assigned. And I refuse to give the NYT a hit, so I won't be following the link to the entire article. However, has anyone read the full article? If I can find out the unit that was supposedly involved, I can inquire of the brave and handsome Sgt. Phantom as to what he would know of the situation.
As I said, this story is a fake. Capt. Fishback? C'mon, and like you said, what unit is he from and what are the specifics for his motivations to do this.
Like I also said earlier, this is all giving aid and comfort to the enemy and. The Times has a history for helping out our enemies. They completely covered up millions upon millions that were killed under Stalin; the millions that were exterminated by systematically starving the Kulacs.