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the G-man said:
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Can we all agree that atrocities occurred, photos were taken and by the chain of command, Army or Marine Officers are responsible?



Correct?

Assuming that to be the case: No, I cannot agree that atrocities occurred.

According to wikipedia, "In general use, an atrocity ...designates a politically or ethnically motivated killing of civilians."

I haven't seen any evidence of ethnically motivated murders at Abu Garib or Gitmo. I've seen naked guys on wearing dog leashes and heard (now discredited) claims of books being flushed down a toilet.

I'm willing to call that wrong. I'm willing to call it illegal. I'm even willing to entertain that it was "Cruel and Unusual punishment."

But an atrocity? If a dog leash on a naked guy is an atrocity, what the hell can we call what the guys beheading civilians are doing?



Okay, so scratch atrocity and say the 'rape of children' or 'terrible cruelty'

Would one of those suffice? Pick a noun or noun clause G man!

Last edited by magicjay38; 2005-09-01 9:26 PM.
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