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rodmalm
at Fri Apr 30 05:11:57 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rodmalm ]
First, we don't treat Iraqi civilians this way, like Saddam's regime did. We treat prisoners of war this way.
Second, we don't condone this treatment. After all Saddam ordered and participated in physical torture, we on the other hand are prosecuting those soldiers that do this.
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And on a side note, I heard that the box/wires/electrocution thing was a way to mentally threaten them with harm in order to get information that would save American lives. I see no problem with this technique as long as no actual physical damage or torture is done. After all, the police are allowed to lie to suspects in order to solve crimes in this country, and I see little difference between the two.
If this was being done for reasons other than interrogation (like someone's sick idea of fun) then I condemn it completely.
Rodney
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