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U.S. Soldiers Tortured: Where Is the Outrage? by DesertRat66 2006-11-19 12:55:59
(story)

What these soldiers endured is beyond even the ID9K for posting, yet there appears to be no outrage among those who protest GITMO that these two young men were treated this way.

"By their fruits you shall know them" comes to mind.
[ Reply ]
  It is horrible, yes. by Control2006-06-21 10:08:17
    But... by CynicalRyan2006-06-21 10:10:42
      It should but it's hard to be outraged by AndyA2006-06-21 10:26:44
        and a bloody poor one! (n/t) by fnord_hero2006-06-21 12:20:00
    While I agree in principle... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 10:33:39
      Maybe what he is saying is, that by Peace_man2006-06-21 10:41:42
        No, jdelphiki got it right by DesertRat662006-06-21 10:52:32
          I have to disagree by ttlogic2006-06-21 10:59:09
            I can certainly take such people seriously by MatthewDBA2006-06-21 11:08:00
              How easy is it for you to lie to him? by Peace_man2006-06-21 11:14:10
                No by MatthewDBA2006-06-21 11:18:41
                As a parent, it's my job... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 11:53:19
                  Compare and contrast: by VivianC2006-06-21 12:13:00
                    Blowed up or shot by Feng_Li2006-06-21 12:23:48
                      By their own people? by VivianC2006-06-21 12:44:19
              Then we just disagree very much on that point. (n/ (n/t) by ttlogic2006-06-21 11:14:33
            Living up to standards... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 11:33:23
    I would take issue with a couple of your statement by frizzgrig2006-06-21 10:57:17
      I'd argue about 2. by Tomo2006-06-21 11:37:04
  Nobody is surprised when a mad dog bites. by run.dll2006-06-21 10:12:11
  We must continue to uphold our own standards. by mmell2006-06-21 10:15:12
    in -their- (mis)understandings of the koran by unjust2006-06-21 10:41:46
      Good spin. by mmell2006-06-21 10:51:26
        can you provide context for all of them? by unjust2006-06-21 11:15:33
          Sure. Read the Q'uran. by mmell2006-06-21 11:30:28
            can you please try to read AND comprehend? by unjust2006-06-21 11:45:38
            context is everything by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 15:45:09
      Exactly. by kelli2172006-06-21 10:52:03
        Seemed pretty unambiguous to me . . . by mmell2006-06-21 11:01:21
          The Chrisitan Bible can be read the same way by hyzenthlay2006-06-21 11:03:56
            Indeed. by Pic2006-06-21 11:06:29
              <Deleted><Deleted>2006-06-21 12:04:02
                carp Mods i used a bad word.. by gibuu2006-06-21 12:01:44
                Moderated for language (n/t) by Nea2006-06-21 12:04:13
            Thankfully, I'm not Christian. by mmell2006-06-21 11:08:48
              You should see some of Isaiah by MatthewDBA2006-06-21 11:11:39
              go read the bible then. by unjust2006-06-21 11:20:54
                I never said the Christian faith was superior. by mmell2006-06-21 11:42:52
                  superior no, you did however say... by unjust2006-06-21 11:48:13
                    Let us say rather... by mmell2006-06-21 11:53:20
                      i'm not seeing either. by unjust2006-06-21 12:00:30
                        I could cite a lot more . . . by mmell2006-06-21 12:07:44
                          fair enough by unjust2006-06-21 12:12:13
                            Many assumptions in there. by mmell2006-06-21 12:19:04
                Stoning... by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 15:36:52
                  including being a Christian by gibuu2006-06-21 16:20:05
                    um, no, actually by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 16:36:01
                      Read before asserting? by vetitice2006-06-21 16:38:21
                        Glenn... by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 16:40:53
                        Glenn... by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 16:41:26
                          Only by vetitice2006-06-21 16:42:06
                        Glenn... by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 16:41:43
              If I may by stephystar2006-06-21 11:41:56
                It was still wrong, each time. by mmell2006-06-21 11:45:00
                  I didn't excuse them for what they did by stephystar2006-06-21 11:47:17
                    I agree. by mmell2006-06-21 11:55:48
                      That'll take a long time by stephystar2006-06-21 12:03:27
                        But the world is different. by mmell2006-06-21 12:09:13
                        <nitpick> by esbita2006-06-21 13:20:09
                          Dunno by stephystar2006-06-21 13:46:40
                  except that they (wrongly imho) think that theyr'e by unjust2006-06-21 11:57:45
                    YOU"VE GOT A REAL POINT THERE. by mmell2006-06-21 12:03:56
                      and that reason is? and is that monkier accurate? (n/t) by unjust2006-06-21 12:13:04
                        What's a monkier? by mmell2006-06-21 12:14:01
                          moniker. a nickname. (n/t) by unjust2006-06-21 12:16:00
                            Oh, you mean "Islam's bloody border"? by mmell2006-06-21 12:17:56
                              well... it seems to occur in a handful of places by unjust2006-06-21 12:20:38
                                My personal recollection of world events. by mmell2006-06-21 12:24:13
                                my typical sources are.... by unjust2006-06-21 12:59:19
                                Yeah, it helps to broaden one's knowledge base. by mmell2006-06-21 14:54:51
              This is funny.... by pointlessshrew2006-06-21 15:31:12
          most muslims throughtout the world are peaceful by unjust2006-06-21 11:18:45
            It's only the muslims in "border" states... by mmell2006-06-21 11:39:22
              From what others have said by MatthewDBA2006-06-21 11:42:02
                A matter of interpretation, then. by mmell2006-06-21 11:46:22
                  Sure by MatthewDBA2006-06-21 11:50:56
                    I just wish we could find a way to fix this. by mmell2006-06-21 12:00:07
                  to be fair then you just said: by unjust2006-06-21 12:03:05
                    You said "is". by mmell2006-06-21 12:13:15
                      no we seem to disagree on what "context" by unjust2006-06-21 12:18:32
                        You said "is" again. by mmell2006-06-21 12:20:22
          Translations differ; read these in context. by kelli2172006-06-21 11:21:41
            So the overriding theme is . . . by mmell2006-06-21 11:35:13
              Seems more like by MatthewDBA2006-06-21 11:40:07
                But I still gotta ask for mercy. by mmell2006-06-21 12:16:21
              So what do you call what we are doing then? by cognitivejuan2006-06-21 12:42:00
                We didn't do so because of a religious edict. by mmell2006-06-21 14:50:43
  ...I suppose. by Ravenlock2006-06-21 10:15:50
    You missed a few details about Haditha by DesertRat662006-06-21 10:37:10
      Ah, fair enough. by Ravenlock2006-06-21 10:54:33
        That's what I'm doing by DesertRat662006-06-21 11:12:04
        Oh and FYI... by DesertRat662006-11-19 12:55:59
          some holes in that story by unjust2006-06-21 13:20:11
            None of which has been released (n/t) by DesertRat662006-06-21 13:25:26
              i believe it has by unjust2006-06-21 14:15:09
                Brick wall meet head, head meet brick wall by DesertRat662006-06-21 14:24:09
                  i'm pretty sure i've seen some by unjust2006-06-21 14:50:33
  You seem to have access to more details by Peace_man2006-06-21 10:22:51
    They are available for those who want to search by DesertRat662006-06-21 10:31:10
  Because poor behavior on their part does not excus by talon07202006-06-21 10:32:23
    I believe you've got that last part flipped. by Ravenlock2006-06-21 11:04:49
      ^2nd and 3rd paras are replying to DR. (n/t) by Ravenlock2006-06-21 11:05:31
      Take your second paragraph by DesertRat662006-06-21 11:22:26
  I think the outrage in the rest of the world is by BorgKing2006-06-21 10:42:25
    If that were true by hyzenthlay2006-06-21 10:53:07
  I see that only Fox gives any details, by Peace_man2006-11-19 12:55:59
    Got a follow up on that? by DesertRat662006-06-21 11:10:21
      You want a by hadji2006-11-19 12:55:59
        Those are just reprints... by JaR2006-06-21 11:27:41
        Check the author's name: by RetiQlum22006-06-21 11:27:49
          I'm at work. Didn't have time to check that deep, by hadji2006-06-21 11:32:08
        How can you consider that followup? by VivianC2006-06-21 11:31:50
        Prior Knowledge (n/t) by DesertRat662006-06-21 11:34:17
        Hadji, just give up, it isn't worth it. by wwill2006-06-21 12:15:32
          ROFLMAO! by DesertRat662006-06-21 12:17:54
            You find by hadji2006-06-21 12:25:09
              Sorry, that post got messed up, but by hadji2006-06-21 12:25:37
    And so the flame war begins... by AndyA2006-06-21 11:12:19
      Sounds like a good idea to me. (n/t) by techi8702006-06-21 11:15:01
      You're right - I will stay out of this thread from by Peace_man2006-06-21 11:17:06
        I don't think that's what AndyA suggested. by Illiad2006-06-21 11:22:08
          Not even anything that absolute. by AndyA2006-06-21 11:42:53
  Torture is torture no matter who does it by Classic_Jon2006-06-21 11:14:24
  Let's take some heads by VivianC2006-06-21 11:42:33
    And there's the outrage! by Didactylos2006-06-21 11:49:53
      We're just going to skip eye for an eye. by Arivia2006-06-21 11:51:14
    Wrong approach by DesertRat662006-06-21 11:50:48
    So... by Spiff2006-06-21 11:54:09
      Very good. (n/t) by Arivia2006-06-21 11:55:59
      Why RPG the bank? by VivianC2006-06-21 12:00:00
        Funny by Spiff2006-06-21 12:19:48
          Why not? by VivianC2006-06-21 12:42:51
  President Bush SHOULD condemn these actions, by rorajoey2006-06-21 11:50:41
    You seem to lack much understanding of Israel. by VivianC2006-06-21 12:07:58
    "condemning actions" is a platitude by wwill2006-06-21 12:09:57
      Operative word: was by DesertRat662006-06-21 12:16:28
        You think he doesn't STILL profit from this? by wwill2006-06-21 12:24:13
          What I think is not the issue by DesertRat662006-06-21 12:29:54
  DesertRat66, a linky for your attention by ixeian2006-11-19 12:55:59
    VERY good points there. by wwill2006-06-21 13:35:47
    They are right about one thing by DesertRat662006-06-21 13:47:34
      ..and this training goes on for how long? (n/t) by OsteSpiser2006-06-21 14:00:16
        Relevance? (n/t) by DesertRat662006-06-21 14:06:21
  I am beyond p1ssed off that by notdeadyet2006-06-21 13:58:12
    I like what I read on another forum about this by DesertRat662006-06-21 14:02:13
      So he's fighting about 70% of his own country? by vetitice2006-06-21 14:20:48
    You guys ask for it. by Arivia2006-06-21 14:07:35
      Historically, we've been... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 14:36:26
        Oh sure. by Arivia2006-06-21 14:38:25
          Perhaps. by jdelphiki2006-06-21 15:00:01
            In all seriousness If the U.N. would do what they by Classic_Jon2006-06-21 15:24:23
              Yeah, but that would require the US by Arivia2006-06-21 15:29:54
                To be fair... by Illiad2006-06-21 15:31:22
                  It's not the permanence. It's the veto. (n/t) by kahuana2006-06-21 17:34:40
                    Yar. by Illiad2006-06-21 17:45:42
                  Agreed. The UN is what it is... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 19:58:32
            Oh I dunno. by Illiad2006-06-21 15:26:49
              Sorry, dropped a word in the second sentence. by Illiad2006-06-21 15:28:45
              But how do you separate... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 16:43:20
                I don't think I'm advocating any sort... by Illiad2006-06-21 17:15:08
                  That was kinda my point... by jdelphiki2006-06-21 18:29:22
                    So we're arguing the same point. by Illiad2006-06-21 18:48:20
                      I get that a lot. by jdelphiki2006-06-21 19:20:21
  More details in this story. by rorajoey2006-11-19 12:55:59
  These soldiers were probably carrying vital intel by Sharku2006-06-21 16:13:33
  What kind of Outrage would you like to see? by x0rganism2006-06-21 17:17:53

 

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