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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:52 PM Original message |
U.S. Army Apologizes for "Repugnant" Afghan Photos |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Who else do we know from Wasilla, AK? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I made sure to include that paragraph. nt |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. This story is much, much worse than what I am reading |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. +1. I'm reminded of the movie "In the Valley of Elah", particularly the scene at the end |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I haven't seen that movie but yes, we are in deep distress. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
23. I never thought I'd see a debate on torture on DU, either. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. US Army 'kill team' in Afghanistan posed for photos of murdered civilians |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Apologize for the photos? Hell apologize for the soldier actions period. nt |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. How is this different from Abu Ghraib? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 09:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Anyone? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. And again, I ask. What is the difference between this and Abu Ghraib? |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Well, for one ... |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. You know this for sure? |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. No. That's why all the "hopey" words |
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jbnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. They are prosecuting the soldiers over the killings, that is even |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
37. And begin War Crimes prosecutions for the people in charge |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 07:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
48. Yes, I'm tired of non-apologies as well. |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. But, but, but, we're there on a humanitarian mission! |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. here are the photos ...one bastard is from Wasilla Alaska |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. There are thousands of photos. Apparently it was an obsession. |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:47 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I am so sick to my stomach of all this war crap....and now Libya....President Obama you were suppose |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. You and me both, and the sad thing is that |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
33. Very good point. Are these murderers being torture by special forces in Quantico? |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. I doubt it. But we know one thing, there was not much coverage |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. How can you even compare Libya to this shit? nt |
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NeoConsSuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. OK, answer this |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. There are no US (or other foreign troops) on the ground in Libya |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Dropping bombs on children and women vs. torturing and murdering children and women.... |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. So you mean the one time that any people in the arab world.. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. I don't believe this propaganda. |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 06:45 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Then you need to stop watching RT, |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I don't know what RT is. Are we also going to attack Saudi Arabia |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Just because we arent, are you saying we shouldt do anything about this? |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 04:22 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. So why now? Qaddafi has been in power for 42 years, helped blow |
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Lars77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 06:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Well the difference is torture and oppression has changed into full-blown genocide. nt |
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Boudica the Lyoness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. oh fuck |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
31. U.S. troops tortured and murdered children. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Apologizing that the photos were taken |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. The Rumsfeld war crimes Doctrine rears its ugly head again |
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Ramulux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is on Obama |
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IamK (514 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 06:16 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. +1000 |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #13 |
34. It's on us. Every single one of us. What are we going to do about it? |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Our soldiers being prosecuted for the same thing |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. I fear another 911 or far worse/ |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I feel your fears too |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. Why are people EVER fucking surprised about shit like this?! |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 11:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. I don't know... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #24 |
35. This has been clear to me since I was a little kid and saw the pictures of My Lai. |
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Nossida (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-21-11 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
27. Ho hum. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. We certainly understood that under the Bush Administration, didn't we? |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
38. Ya gotta love that Rumsfeld Doctrine |
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marasinghe (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
43. yea. 'apologies' are the new 'court martial, sentencing & penalty phases of the UCMJ'. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
49. Well. That's that! (warning: picture may not be suitable for all) |
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