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What in God's green earth was going on there? Nothing in my experience could even suggest that such things could happen AND under the jurisdiction of a General Officer who claims she was unaware of these incidents????!!!!????
In my outfit I made sure I knew exactly what was going on and I set very clear instructions on how we were to treat any prisoners. I always stressed "use common sense" be firm but be correct and do not under any circumstances give anyone a chance to make us look like the bad guys. What happened to the concept that is supposed to be written in stone that "the Commander is RESPONSIBLE for all that his soldiers do or fail to do." These idiots are unfit to wear the uniform of their country. No instructions my ass. Any damn fool knows that we do not mistreat prisoners, and then take pictures of these incidents. In the days of the Old Army that General would be left alone in the library with a loaded pistol and expected to reclaim lost honor. This one would probably try to hock the pistol. I am sick at heart that American soldiers could act in this manner, and I am revolted by the derreliction of duty of all officers and NCOs who had any knowledge of this. To say it was done at the urging of Intel types cuts no ice. A real soldier holds the power of death and learns very quickly to treat it wisely and wield it honorably. Those people are dishonored and damned lucky that they do not fall under my command. My God, do they begin to be conscious of the implications and ramefications of their actions?
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