Prison Guard Calls Abuse Routine and Sometimes Amusing

New York Times ^ | 5/16/04 | KATE ZERNIKE

[alnick]

In a sworn statement to investigators, Pfc. Lynndie England explained the mystery of why soldiers at Abu Ghraib took pictures of detainees masturbating and piled naked with plastic sandbags over their heads by saying, "We thought it looked funny so pictures were taken."

[snip]

"Picture 000015 was basically us fooling around," she said, pointing to a photograph of detainees stacked naked in different positions in 1A, the area of the prison where the soldiers now charged with abuse worked.

"She wanted a picture because she wrote `I'm a rapist' on one of the detainees," Private England explained, pointing to two pictures she said were taken by Specialist Sabrina Harman.

[snip]

When pressed, however, she said there were no specific orders on how to "break" the detainees for interrogation. But, she said, military intelligence soldiers and others "would tell us to keep it up, that we were doing a good job" aiding the interrogations. Asked who told them to instruct the detainees to masturbate, she said, "I was just told we were doing a good job," according to the statement.

[TeleStraightShooter]

When pressed, however, she said there were no specific orders on how to "break" the detainees for interrogation. But, she said, military intelligence soldiers and others "would tell us to keep it up, that we were doing a good job" aiding the interrogations. Asked who told them to instruct the detainees to masturbate, she said, "I was just told we were doing a good job," according to the statement.

Sounds to me as if she is playing fast and hard with the fudge, errr, facts.

[Squantos]

Nah........she'll wind up with a book deal. Albeit written in Crayola.

Stay Safe !

[Mo1]

If Private England was smart .. which is obvious she's not .. she would keep her mouth shut because she is not helping her case

[Keith]

It's important to remember...SHE WAS NOT A GUARD. She was only there because she was doing one...

[Rokurota]

It's important to remember...SHE WAS NOT A GUARD. She was only there because she was doing one...

Just one?

[MEG33]

Her boyfriend was her superior!...and he's in the soup,but good.

[onyx]

The word "trollop" comes to mind.
And yes, she is spelling challenged.
rapeist = un huh. LOL!

[MEG33]

Trollop is a good word.

[onyx]

These folks are more like trailer trash than anything else.

[onyx]

Not that trailer living is confined to trashy folks.
I didn't mean that at all.

[jnarcus]

Yeah this moron is pregnant by her "lover" the Cpl Graner who is also charged with a long list of stuff including ADULTERY...I am so glad that her videos of screwing around with a still married man are considered "private" and "very personal" because she is soooo on love. God help us all with this type of sleeze bucket running around

[Texasforever]

Naw, 2 bagger is the word. That is why all of the prisoners had hoods over their heads. It was actually an act of great compassion.

[MEG33]

I sense you are not impressed with the goddess like qualifications of Ms England?....;)

[k2blader]

"We thought it looked funny so pictures were taken."

What a depraved mind.

[Texasforever]

I sense you are not impressed with the goddess like qualifications of Ms England?....;)?

Let's put it this way, when the doctor took the first look at her in the delivery room, he slapped her mother.

[MEG33]

Ouch..LOL!

[MEG33]

I believe her divorce was not final..but that came from a defense attorney for Graner...(or is it Grainer. The media spells it both ways.)

[antaresequity]

If Private England was smart .. which is obvious she's not .. she would keep her mouth shut because she is not helping her case

...send her a six pack of chrome trailer hitches....that ought to keep her mouth shut until the trial.

[alnick]

Yeah this moron is pregnant by her "lover" the Cpl Graner

I can't help but wonder how they know who the father is. She was videotaped having sex with multiple partners.