Monday, May 03, 2004

The American media is not paying enough attention to the prisoner-abuse story. I'm surprised the European media isn't playing it up more, because this time they really do have something solid against us. My guess is they've already heard and believed so many atrocity stories about American troops that this is nothing new, no big deal. People, this is the real thing. This is a legitimate atrocity committed by Americans, the first since Vietnam. Most of the other crap they've broadcast about evil Yankee soldiers is bullshit, but this one isn't. The only positive aspect is that the Army is taking responsibility, firing the officers in charge for negligence and court-martialing those soldiers who actually broke military law. America must clearly demonstrate that we do not tolerate this kind of behavior, especially when our guys are the ones who did it.

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