[An.American.Expatriate]

This was ALL OVER the german news last night and has given the opposition even MORE ammunition to use against us.

It is appaling that a few soldiers would commit such acts. It is even MORE appaling that the one soldier interviewed claimed he had no knowledge that this was wrong - according to earlier reports, this guy is a prison guard in civilian life. That alone should have been enough to let him know that such behavior is unacceptable. Furthermore, to claim ignorance of the Geneva Conventions (as an MP tasked to guard prisoners) is, bluntly, totally unbelievable.

A definate example must be made here. We need to show our citizens, the people of Iraq, and the rest of the world that the our military will not accept such actions and that when such things DO occur (as they will), that severe punishment is imposed on the perpetrators.

[elk]

Remember Elian Gonzales -- where the reporters were throwing rocks, trying to incite a riot so they could make a story. Could there be an embedded CBS reporter there, to "ask" for pictures?

And another thing, Brig. Gen. Janice Karpinski -- her name is familiar. Any other background on this general, in terms of being a Clinton hold-over? Was she put in this position to keep her from being trouble elsewhere? Would she have done this to purposely tank the war?

I only pose the questions.