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Originally posted by irateplatypus
before anyone jumps on my back... i dont' condone either. however...
US prisoner abuse:
1. the prisoners were either criminals or captured enemy soldiers.
2. they were humiliated for purposes of gaining intelligence.
3. the prisoners have decent odds of having american blood on their hands (which, is a part of war. i understand that)
4. ostensibly, the devices used by the americans were being used to save american lives.
5. their faces were covered, the photos were taken and leaked.
6. sparked an intense investigation, 7 soldiers already summoned to a courts-martial.
Berg situation:
1. he was a civilian, his presence in iraq wasn't a physical threat to anyone.
2. berg was kidnapped, not taken prisoner in a war or arrested as a criminal.
3. the man was beheaded in a brutal way
4. the violence and disgrace was videotaped for the purpose of showing the world this act.
5. radicals claim that they will fill "coffin after coffin" like this.
i condemn both, but equivocating the two is ludicrous.
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