From the Guardian Unlimited ... consider the source. This supposedly happened Saturday while the rest of us were "busy/otherwise occupied " watching Tiger Woods or other diversions --- you know, important stuff, right???
11 U.S. Troops Charged With Abuse in Iraq
Saturday July 16, 2005 2:46 PM [font=Geneva,Arial,sans-serif]
By SAMEER N. YACOUB AP Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Eleven U.S. soldiers have been charged with assaulting detainees in Iraq, the military said Saturday........
The U.S. military said in a statement that the charges against the 11 troops, who served in the Baghdad area but were not otherwise identified, were filed Wednesday after another soldier complained about the alleged assaults.
``None of the insurgents required medical treatment for injuries related to the alleged assault,'' the statement added. ``Only one of the suspected terrorists remains in custody of coalition forces at this time.''
The soldiers had been assigned to the Army's Task Force Baghdad but were taken off-duty pending the investigation, the military said, adding that the Army's Criminal Investigation Division would determine whether they should face trial by court-martial. ``Allegations of illegal activities will always be thoroughly investigated,'' said Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, a Task Force Baghdad spokesman.
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I guess the only reason I posted this was I heard a report that they were involved in a big "fight" -- not gunfight; but with fists --- with some ragheads who allegedly were assaulting (?) Iraqi troops (?) --- and thus the charges and the arrests that followed when someone ratted our guys out. The Iraqis were not "detainees" in the sense of being prisioners/POW's --- they were a-holes who our guys went out and put the hurt on ....
... I'm sorry .... but if this is what you guys have to put up with these days -- I am sooooooooo glad that I am OUT of our PC military. How is the senior military leadership going to keep the morale and spirit of the troops up if troops are arrested for doing what everyone of us would do in a heartbeat?? O.K. .... most of us ..... and I don't want any PC answers from some of you O-4's who are covering your own six and are part of the problem.
Or maybe I'm just wrong ... ?? If so .... sue me.
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11 U.S. Troops Charged With Abuse in Iraq
Saturday July 16, 2005 2:46 PM [font=Geneva,Arial,sans-serif]
By SAMEER N. YACOUB AP Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Eleven U.S. soldiers have been charged with assaulting detainees in Iraq, the military said Saturday........
The U.S. military said in a statement that the charges against the 11 troops, who served in the Baghdad area but were not otherwise identified, were filed Wednesday after another soldier complained about the alleged assaults.
``None of the insurgents required medical treatment for injuries related to the alleged assault,'' the statement added. ``Only one of the suspected terrorists remains in custody of coalition forces at this time.''
The soldiers had been assigned to the Army's Task Force Baghdad but were taken off-duty pending the investigation, the military said, adding that the Army's Criminal Investigation Division would determine whether they should face trial by court-martial. ``Allegations of illegal activities will always be thoroughly investigated,'' said Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, a Task Force Baghdad spokesman.
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I guess the only reason I posted this was I heard a report that they were involved in a big "fight" -- not gunfight; but with fists --- with some ragheads who allegedly were assaulting (?) Iraqi troops (?) --- and thus the charges and the arrests that followed when someone ratted our guys out. The Iraqis were not "detainees" in the sense of being prisioners/POW's --- they were a-holes who our guys went out and put the hurt on ....
... I'm sorry .... but if this is what you guys have to put up with these days -- I am sooooooooo glad that I am OUT of our PC military. How is the senior military leadership going to keep the morale and spirit of the troops up if troops are arrested for doing what everyone of us would do in a heartbeat?? O.K. .... most of us ..... and I don't want any PC answers from some of you O-4's who are covering your own six and are part of the problem.
Or maybe I'm just wrong ... ?? If so .... sue me.
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