PHONY IRAQI ABUSE OUTRAGE SYNDROME

Regularguys.com ^ | 05/05/04 | Larry Wachs

[slim mackerel]

One of the funniest takes on the war this week.

[Lijahsbubbe]

Aint it the truth.

[pabianice]

Please explain how these "atrocities" are in any way worse than what is done during that most vicious of rituals, fraternity hell week.

[thoughtomator]

The thing is, the same people working up faux outrage over this are the same folks who thought that Saddam's decades of torture on an enormous scale was unimportant.

[sheik yerbouty]

Is such an arid region, they were giving the gift of the water of life..

[Old Sarge]

Giggle-snort-chuckle PING!

THANK YOU, Slim, for one of the best laughs this week!

[blackdog]

The really interesting part is that it's quite telling when our liberal democrat politicians, particularly senators, are immediately joining ranks with Sadir's fighters.

The demcrat senators think they are snipers and Rumsfeld is in their sights.

It's no wonder we confuse the Arab World.

[MACVSOG68]

Please explain how these "atrocities" are in any way worse than what is done during that most vicious of rituals, fraternity hell week.

"The New Yorker magazine reported Saturday that it had obtained a 53-page U.S. military report that concluded that Iraqi prisoners had been subjected to "sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses" at the prison, which before last year's U.S.-led invasion had been Saddam Hussein's primary killing ground for political enemies. The author of the report, identified by the New Yorker as Army Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, said it appeared that some of the inmates had been beaten and sodomized, perhaps with a broomstick or a chemical light." Source: http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-abuse2may02,1,3116542.story

You must have really enjoyed hell week!

The MPs at the prison in question have few duties. The are to secure the prison and ensure the safety of the prisoners. This isn't a fraternity.

[stuartcr]

One thing we can be assured of...the lowest ranked person will be found guilty.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

yes very funny Sarge..

[1Old Pro]

I still can't believe that it is considered "torture" for Americans to make an Arab walk naked. Yet it's just acceptable rage for Arabs to drag American bodies behind their vehicles.

[Arrowhead1952]

There's is so much good news in the paper lately. Only problem is it's presented as bad.

Talk about putting the main point first, now that is Army style writing. Main point up front.

[Howie66]

Great post, slim!!

Perhaps you could forward this to the insane media pukes at cnnabccbsnbc? Naturally the best results would be if you could reset the type to crayon colors and block letters.....

[blackdog]

You know, it's important to have a war every 20 years. A real ugly nasty one too. I for one don't want commanders in some future conflict my children may become involved in not having been shot at, had RPG's express delivered, gain experience in interrogating prisoners who's units may be preparing to regroup and kill my countrymen, or not having the real up-close smell of the smoldering entrails of a battle sight fresh in their mind.

I really don't care what our troops do to obtain information vital to the welfare of our troops, countrymen, and country. I have faith in their discretion.

Maybe next time Jihadi-boy is found at a roadside checkpoint with a RPG launcher in his car, he may be more likely to spill the beans if he knew the only plasma on the screen in the local jail is blood plasma.

[Valin]

You're kidding right?

[dfwgator]

It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.

I've got dibs on using this as my tagline.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[Radix]

The MPs at the prison in question have few duties. The are to secure the prison and ensure the safety of the prisoners.

This isn't a fraternity.

You have it right, and because of those facts, I have certain reservations of the veracity of the controversial images, and the incredible fuss over the matter. There is something wrong with this entire situation. I can scarcely believe that American MPs would be so reckless, as they are being portrayed. They are well instructed on proper Military deportment under such circumstances

I am of the mind that we are simply not getting the entire story, and the more that we get mired in this controversy, the more we lose sight of the real objectives.

We ar in a War against terrorists, and their supporters.