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To: tsigprofit who wrote (9889)	5/1/2004 10:32:06 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

I hope the officers in the chain of command responsible for that prison also end up in front of a court martial. The military only works well when training and command are effective. I have a tremendous amount of respect for our military most of the time. But any organization with hundreds of thousands of people and millions of moving parts has breakdowns. How the brass deals with the breakdowns is a real measure of the organization. If this Guard unit had screwed up something seriously during the initial assault on Baghdad, it could have resulted in hundreds of US casualties. This incident was disgusting; bigger screwups could be much worse. We'll see if the Pentagon is serious about fixing the problem, or if they go into "sweep-under-rug" mode like the good little bureaucrats most of them are.

To: tsigprofit who wrote (9889)	5/7/2004 5:00:59 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

Re: The soldiers that did this just disgust me. They have shamed their own uniform. I hope they dishonorably discharge them, and throw the book at them. They do not stand for America or our values. Oh, I wish you were right.... May 7, 12:03 AM EDT Tombstone of Black Texas Man Desecrated JASPER, Texas (AP) -- The tombstone of a black man who was dragged to his death was found broken, with an obscenity and racial epithet carved into a metal plate on the bottom of the stone, police said. "We hoped he could rest in peace," said Stella Byrd, the mother of 1998 dragging victim James Byrd Jr. "They've done enough to him already." Two people at the Jasper City Cemetery tending to a relative's gravesite Thursday afternoon noticed the damage, police said. The granite headstone, noting Byrd's date of birth as May 2, 1949, was broken from its base, according to Beaumont television station KFDM. An obscenity and racial epithet were carved into a small metal plate on the bottom of the broken tombstone. Byrd's name and birthdate were engraved on the plate. Police Chief Stanley Christopher told the station the desecration apparently happened in the past couple of days. The case is being investigated as criminal mischief, he said. There have been no arrests. The site has been fingerprinted. City Manager David Douglas said police patrols around the city cemetery have been increased. The grave has been disturbed before. Not long after Byrd's burial, a small brass nameplate was removed from the site. Byrd was on his way home from a party June 7, 1998, when he crossed the path of three white men who had been out drinking. The men took Byrd to a country road, beat him, chained him to their truck by his ankles, and dragged him more than two miles until he was dismembered and decapitated. Two were convicted and sentenced to death; one received life in prison. Jasper is about 110 miles northeast of Houston. Copyright 2004 Associated Press. All rights reserved. ap.washingtontimes.com