On 10/1/2010 7:30 AM, dave wrote:
(They give these guys dexedrinee, Paxil, and machine guns; anybody see a
problem with that?)


No, not if it helps them get the job done. They often give pilots speed
to be able to stay up, stay alert and complete their missions. In war,
anything which is necessary ...

The US army is understood to be searching for dozens of digital photos
allegedly taken by soldiers showing their colleagues posing with Afghan
civilian corpses. If released in public, they could create a worldwide
furore similar to that sparked by the images of American guards
mistreating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, and would undermine the US
effort to win over the Afghan public.


There should be a civilian board, composed of just average
joe-six-pack-Americans to review what is done. If our military or
government is engaging in criminal actions, as determined by the board,
then they should be brought before a court just as any other criminal(s)
would be ...

The war crimes investigation is the most serious the US army has faced
in Afghanistan during its nine-year presence.


The seriousness of the investigation/inquiry is really a moot point. If
crimes have been done, their seriousness is worth dealing with. Anyone
can allege anything ...

Soldiers who served with Sgt Gibbs in Afghanistan allegedly told
investigators he pressed his comrades to cut fingers off Afghan corpses,
and kept at least two fingers wrapped in cloth hidden in an empty water
bottle.


Kewl, sounds like the type of man to do the job for us. As long as he
only possesses enemy fingers, and they are legit enemy, give him
anything he wants ...

Some allegedly claimed he planned to intimidate other members of his
unit to keep quiet, and one soldier said Sgt Gibbs claimed he planned to
make a necklace with the fingers.


Yeah, well, like I said, anyone can allege anything ... bring 'em into a
court and punish them if valid. However, if not, punish those alleging
the false allegations ... DUH!

He and four other soldiers are currently charged with conspiracy to
murder three unarmed Afghans between January and May, though new records
show a fourth may have been killed. Seven other soldiers are accused of
dismembering bodies and removing bones.


Dead, dismembered enemy and/or radical mooselums following the kookooran
please me. Again, anyone can be charged with anything, if valid, punish
them, if not, punish those doing the charging ... but one of them needs
to get it up the bum!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...qi-deaths.html



Regards,
JS