Posted on 12/15/2005 5:09:04 AM PST by SJackson
Hold the presses. I've discovered that the use of torture by the U.S. government is far more pervasive than previously believed. There are major facilities all over the country where thousands of men and women who have not committed any crime are held for prolonged periods while subjected to physical and psychological coercion that violates every tenet of the Geneva Convention.
They are routinely made to stand for long periods in uncomfortable positions. They are made to walk for hours while wearing heavy loads on their backs. They are bullied by martinets who get in their faces and yell insults at them. They are hit and often knocked down with clubs known as pugil sticks. They are denied sleep for more than a day at a time. They are forced to inhale tear gas. They are prevented from seeing friends or family. Some are traumatized by this treatment. Others are injured. A few even die.
Should Amnesty International or the International Committee of the Red Cross want to investigate these human-rights abuses, they could visit Parris Island, S.C., Camp Pendleton, Calif., Ft. Benning, Ga., Ft. Jackson, S.C., and other bases where the Army and Marines train recruits. It's worth keeping in mind how roughly the U.S. government treats its own defenders before we get too worked up over the treatment of captured terrorists.
With all the uproar over torture, you would think we handled prisoners the way Saddam Hussein did. The former dictator's trial has featured copious testimony on how his goons raped, mutilated, beat or murdered those who fell under suspicion of disloyalty. This type of treatment — fingernails pulled, electric shocks applied, sharp objects put where they don't belong — is what the word "torture" commonly connotes. That's not what American operatives are up to.
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LOL! But the graduates of these detention centers form the best most efficient fighting force in the history of war.
Contrast this with the Dutch "army" which would not enter Afghanistan without gurantees of protection by teh US ARMY!
And boot camp is a walk in the park compared to infantry OCS, aka Benning School for Boys. The whole idea is mental and physical toughness, to survive in combat, to defend the U.S.A. Novel concept, huh?
...doubtful.
Those experiences made me into who I am today.
I have repeatedly suggested that terrorist prisoners be put through the physical regimen of SEAL training. Little or no sleep, cold and wet for extended periods of time, extreme physical exertion, teamwork and individual tasks to be correctly performed or done again, and constant verbal harassment. Hey, if it's good enough for our best, it should be fine for them!
Home of the Infantry, Follw Me! Hooah!
I was offered a slot at OCS in '69.I declined the invitation because I knew 1)that it was highly unlikely that I'd be able to hack it and 2)that if I did make it,the life expectancy of a second lieutenant in RVN was about two days.
It was beyond description. One guy broke down in the first 30 minutes, sobbing. And some of my classmates were killed in Vietnam, of course. People like Murtha, Kerry, Kennedy, Reid, Pelosi, Leahy, Biden, Clintons - the whole Demorat crowd - turn my stomach. They are allies of the terrorists, and the enemies of our troops.
Amen
Were you were okay with the way the Japanese treated our POWs in WW2?
Detainees in our custody should be treated humanely.
Detainees in our custody should be treated humanely.
Beatings, murders and starvation hardly equate to SEAL training.
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