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To: Ilaine who wrote (171934)7/1/2006 3:36:44 PM
From: Constant Reader   of 793845
 
[EDITED] The rape case is very bad, and sad (for the remaining members of that unit in particular).

Similarly, nobody was chopping off heads in Iraq until two weeks after the Abu Ghraib photos got out.

Are you sure about that? I have the distinct impression that heads have been lopped-off since early days of the occupation.
[EDIT: Yep, you're right! I was wrong about the timeline.]

I do agree that the photos damaged our efforts and our reputation (and that was the primary reason the government did not want them published). The fact that this was aberrant behavior by a few does not make it any less abhorrent, or damaging to our military and our national interest.
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