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"...I do, however, have a problem with photographs being taken. That does nothing to aid in the interrogation process."
Sure it does. What if you can show those pictures to other detainees and tell them that this is what we are going to do to you unless you talk? The pictures then are tools of intimidation. Not saying it is right, but to claim that they hold no value in the interrogation process is wrong.
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According to news reportsd of pics AND videos that Congress/Senate has seen, the pics we the public have seen are tame compared to some of the privately viewed photos. Add to that videos.....
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quote:Remember, our soldiers share about the same degree of "guilt" that most of these people do, if these are just common soldiers. Would we even remotely tolerate our soldiers being treated the same way by Iraqis were they captured?
Two very salient points, fugu.
quote: What I see is that these soldiers were put in the role of general police (obviously - arresting someone for rape on a person of the general population) but they don't seem to have any of the training or procedures of a general police force, such as we have here.
The men weren't off the street, they were
quote:from the general population portion of the prison
quote: As for the hype, there were at least two sets of pictures associated with the deal that were fake.
Which ones? And do you have anything to back that up?
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