Second contractor (merc) with Reno lawyer alleges Marine abuse in Iraq

[leftchick]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2005/jun/16/061610216.html

RENO, Nev. (AP) - Peter Ginter learned what it was like to be a prisoner of war in combat training exercises so he had an idea of what to expect last month when he was roughed up, stripped and locked in a 6-by-8-foot cell in Iraq.

But the ex-Marine never imagined his captors would be U.S. troops. And he never dreamed they would hand him a Koran and a prayer rug, and treat him like the enemy for the next 72 hours.

~snip~

Ginter said he was kicked, his head bounced off the pavement and his testicle squeezed by a guard during his detention.

"I was more worried about my life from the (U.S.) military than from the insurgents," he told The Associated Press late Wednesday.

[merwin]

1. These aren't prisoners of war. They're hostages.

The US is taking hostages, plain and simple.

[indepat]

2. Many in the military must either like to torture or be afraid not to or so

it would seem.

[WeRQ4U]

3. Jesus, they are unabahsed.

They'll do it to fellow US citizens as well. They simply don't care.

[UpInArms]

4. thought this paragraph summed up the crap nicely

"The contract personnel were treated professionally and appropriately the entire time they were in the custody of military personnel. That a potentially dangerous situation was resolved without death or injury to anyone is a testament to the professionalism and skill of our Marines," he said.

Sounds like the contractor is supposed to be grateful he's not dead.

[leftchick]

5. yeppers

and why is he acting so unameriKan?? :puke:

[stmad]

6. Durbin poll

Please feel free to visit www.newsgazette.com and vote on the following poll question:

"Should Senator Dick Durbin apologize for comparing U.S. troops guarding prisoners to Nazis, Stalinists, or Pol Pot?"

As usual, this rag takes things out of context in order to stir up the locals. Dick Durbin is an excellent senator and we need to support him.

Thanks!

[medeak]

7. glad it's being covered in Reno.. GOP headquarters n/t

[schultzee]

8. The contractors make all the $$$$$$ and our soldiers get all

the hard and dangerous work. I hope they continue to let the $$$$$$ contractors know how they feel about it.

[catnhatnh]

9. Perfect....

...let someone know "how you feel" by squeezing their testicles while holding them in custody....no nazis amongst the MPs or this room, right???

[thebigidea]

10. awwww, pooooor baby. Its fine to treat Arabs like that - but Americans?

gasp!

[GetTheRightVote]

11. it just get worst over time

:kick: