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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (134413)	5/26/2004 9:33:28 AM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

People who are not morons or liars know very well these sweeps just pick up every one in sight. But this board is replete with apologists who are on the continuum between morons and liars, just like the war mongers. Sarmad, I made essentially the same point some time ago, responding to the same point from Hawk, and was ignored. Come on, you know why--these are young kids for the most part, but even the older more experienced ones don't speak the language, know the culture or know who the bad guys are. The place is an armed camp--everyone seems to have weapons. Who should be arrested? Everyone with a gun is a geek at midnight. You don't take chances, you don't want to get hit in the back, you arrest them all--"The 24-page Red Cross report describes a pattern of excessive force used by U.S. soldiers during raids in homes or businesses that frequently occur after midnight. The Red Cross wrote that "ill-treatment during capture was frequent" and that it often included "pushing people around, insulting, taking aim with rifles, punching and kicking and striking with rifles." Message 20115403 In the same post I linked an article on the Red Cross report that said, In a report issued in February, the Red Cross stated that some military intelligence officers estimated 70 percent to 90 percent of "the persons deprived of their liberty in Iraq had been arrested by mistake." Of the 43,000 Iraqis who have been imprisoned at some point during the occupation, only about 600 have been referred to Iraqi authorities for prosecution, according to U.S. officials.