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To: jttmab who wrote (130576)	4/30/2004 9:45:21 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Hi jttmab; Re: "Can I guess? .... It's only one incident. The vast number of Iraqi prisoners have been very well treated." I wonder how many weren't photographed. There's been rumors of this for quite a while. It should put everyone on notice that eventually we will probably have to admit that a few of our soldiers have been deliberately killing civilians. It's a "normal" war crime for an anti-guerilla war, and with as many soldiers as we have over there, it has to be happening every now and then. And someone will bring back the photos. What's particularly shocking about the photos is that the soldiers involved didn't bother to hide their faces. The whole thing reminds me of an incident that involved some people I knew as a youth. Three young men shared a house. Two were running a business dealing in drugs. One wouldn't get near that kind of stuff. I don't know why in Hell he was agreeing to live with the slimeballs, but in life, the strangest things happen. Well the slimeballs played some rude practical joke on their housemate, and the police ended up being called to the address. A police officer noticed a polaroid photograph of the two drug dealers posing with their product. Sayonara. Humans have an incredible tendency to take photos of things that they are proud of. The drug dealers took the photos because they were proud of their ability to make good money and stay out of jail (LOL). But they could only take those photos in the presence of people who approved of what they were doing. The nekid prisoner photos are similar. In order for these photos to be taken, there has to be quite a few soldiers at that prison who believed that this behavior was appropriate. Now in normal circumstances, birds of a feather flock together, so it's hardly surprising that drug dealers hanging around with drug dealers take incriminating photographs. I don't see how this explanation could work in the military. -- Carl

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