have concieved of these kinds of acts being performed by the "good guys".
The fact that the Bush administration has come out to say that it is
isolated to just a handful of low-level people means that there needs to be
MORE media attention because I know from personal experience that it's more
than just those guards at that single prison.
I don't know any specifics of what is currently going on in Iraq. But I know
what has happened in other situations and I know what the COs were willing
to make excuses for or say "shut up and mind your own business".
It's pervasive and unknown. And the only way it's going to change is for the
media to put it out there in such a raw and consistent way that it simply
can't be refuted. Mentioning something once lets it be swept under the
carpet, but every news cycle mentioning it for weeks on end may get some
attention.
I should mention that while I feel the attitudes that allowed the abuses to
happen are pervasive, I know they do not reflect the uniform code of
conduct, and I know that there are many soldiers who are good people and do
not lower themselves to the status of animals.
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tangorre, Michael"
> You know what is even more troublesome in my opinion is the way the media
> sensationalizes EVERYTHING.
> War is nothing to be sensationalized; this world is bad enough right
outside
> our very windows without seing images upon images and endless video of
> bombings, death, torture, etc; we know it is happening! It's a war for
> crying out loud.
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