I read the (very long) interview. He seems credible....but, none of the abuses he cites are much worse than what I’ve seen on the Discovery Channel, in stories about high security U.S. Prisons. He seems to have given in to a “Stockholme Syndrome” like respect and friendship with the prisoners also. He is very young, and he feels genuine guilt over these minor abuses...and the leftist are exploiting him much like they did with Cindy Sheehan. The tenor of the questions was over the top.
He told us yes, that was him in the picture with the RPG, but that was not even Afghanistan; the picture had been taken in Kosovo--I believe he said.
Hicks did not come across as the cold-blooded killer we were told all these guys were. He was a normal guy like me. And not much older. He would sit there, crack a joke, and make small talk. Just like any other normal person would.
right before they kill you.
Agree. I think he’s having legitimate adjustment problems. He seems rather immature and not suitable for MP duty. He’s seeking some sort of recognition and validation because he has an underdeveloped sense of himself. What he described is objectively not torture. There are internal mechanisms to deal with the rare incidents wherein a guard or other staff steps over the line. Some day, he’ll regret his betrayal of his fellow soldiers.