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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Random acts of individuals is far different than systemic torture, Rokenn. I'm sure I don't need to point that out to you. The comparison is cute, but warps the issue.
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These are *not* random acts. There are many of us on these boards who have been pointing to similar humiliations, random punishments and unfair treatment at the hands of the US forces FOR MONTHS. It was not long ago when I posted this article, where a Senior british army officer stated:
"My view and the view of the British chain of command is that the Americans' use of violence is not proportionate and is over-responsive to the threat they are facing. They don't see the Iraqi people the way we see them. They view them as
*untermenschen. They are not concerned about the Iraqi loss of life in the way the British are. Their attitude towards the Iraqis is tragic, it's awful."
*untermenschen - literally "sub-human"; the term employed by the nazi's to describe jews, homosexuals etc.