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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
It would have been better for everyone if they had not.
If they had simply reported their findings the sadists involved could have been quietly dealt with, without harm to the US military morale, or the Iraqi people.
Of course, torturers should be punished... but there is no need to run around in public waving a red flag at a bull.
I wonder how many people have died as a result of the outrage caused by the mistreatment of prisoners there?
But I suppose the whistle blowers have a clean conscience, and they dont have to pay the price.
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You're naive Strange Famous.....torture and rendition were policy, institutionalized SOP....no accountability or investigation possible without massive publicity, no accountability for those who gave the orders, then or now:
http://harpers.org/archive/2008/04/hbc-90002779
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http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwa...yoo/index.html