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To: Ilaine who wrote (172197)	7/3/2006 3:24:14 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793719

Probably. You're definitely the first to revel in it. _____________ Am I the first to post that federal prosecutors have charged one soldier in the rape and murder of fifteen-year-old Abeer Qasim Hamza? As well as shooting to death her mother, father, five year old sister, and setting them on fire? washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com Not as bad as My Lai, but bad enough to galvanize public opinion and play into the paranoia projected by the Islamists. And then, according to another member of the platoon, he knew about it but said nothing until two members of their platoon were kidnapped, tortured, and one was beheaded. Another non-participant has confessed that he knew about the planning of the crime in advance, and saw the perpetrators dispose of bloody clothing, but said nothing. And so it goes. Why, Lindy? Why did the non-participants say nothing even though they knew about the plan in advance, and knew afterwards that it was carried out? Are they just "bad apples"? Or does it (as I think) indicate dehumanization of the enemy? Maybe we'll get lucky and the Iraqis will throw us out and take care of their own problems.

To: Ilaine who wrote (172197)	7/3/2006 3:45:21 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793719

<< Why did the non-participants say nothing even though they knew about the plan in advance, and knew afterwards that it was carried out? Are they just "bad apples"?>> Same as the police blue code of not telling on fellow officers.

To: Ilaine who wrote (172197)	7/3/2006 4:41:31 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793719

according to another member of the platoon I doubt that anyone in that particular platoon will ever have completely recover from this war. That's way too much agita for one platoon.

To: Ilaine who wrote (172197)	7/3/2006 7:41:08 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793719

Why, Lindy? Why did the non-participants say nothing even though they knew about the plan in advance, and knew afterwards that it was carried out? Are they just "bad apples"? Yes. And your comparison to Mai Lai show just how "over the moon" you have become. Silence about rape and killings by people in a group is quite common. Does that mean approval of it? No. Is it an uncommon occurance? Not really. Just take a look at the "blue wall" that exists in PD's all over the world. You have become overwrought on the "torture" subject, IMO.