Dana
>Overboard in what way?
>
>You're analysis is that those service men and women, junior service men
>and women, acted this way completely on their own and independent of any
>higher authority.
>
>And also that higher authority was completely without knowledge of
>anything that was happening.
>
>I'm not of the same opinion. I think your last paragraph sums up my
>view.
>In other words the attitude started from the top, and filtered down
>through the ranks
>who we see were sadistic, callous individuals. Therefore without the
>dictatorial control of command and authority, and left to their own
>devices they did these acts.
>Ergo they were animals. They had to be a**holes to begin with in order
>to stomach doing what they did.
>
>-Gel
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry C. Lyons
>
>The administration had already started the chain of events that lead
>to these abuses by saying that they would not be following the Geneva
>Conventions. Then by taking the attitude that all was OK because of
>post 9/11, that was giving a green light for something like this
>happening. I do not know whether it was ineptness or by design (which
>is more distasteful actually) but as far as I can see if Bush isn't
>kicked out of office this November, this country may be at war with
>the rest of the world by the time he's done.
>
>pardon the rant,
>
>larry
>
>
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