Iraqi sues over Abu Ghraib treatment

Before you begin spouting crap like that, remember this one line...

Al-Janabi was released in July 2004 and wasn't charged with a crime, according to the lawsuit.

 

Today I was in the presence of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who among other things decried Cuba for its (well earned) atrocious human rights record. He described political prisoners being put in jail for years on trumped up charges and used this as a justification for our continued embargos against the country. I almost jumped out of my seat when he offered to answer questions and asked him if he thought it was better to hold people prisoner for years on trumped up charges or on no charges at all, as the U.S. does. It was a smug question, and certain people in the room surely thought I was an asshole, but I felt satisfied. He said the situations were not analagous.

 

Did you press the issue for an explanation on how the two are NOT similar?

 

It wasn't a press conference, and I'm no longer a reporter. I knew he wasn't going to answer the question, but I was just glad to let him know I was on to him.

 

Can we please --PLEASE -- either stop doing this or stop pretending we're the United States Of America any more?
Jesus Christ, ask the freaking military, please? And even if it did work, which it doesn't, it's still wrong.

 

And this must be the what, 15th thread on this subject?

I think it's up there with "I Hate Wal-Mart" in Ten Most Repetitive Threads in SportsJournalists.com History

 

But the torture-implements section at Wal_mart is so comprehensive.

 

"Released" being the key word in that statement.
Mr. Maupin would have setteld for "released," surely.

 

Made in China, no doubt.

 

That's torture?
Holy crap, my idea of an awesome Saturday night, surely needs to be changed because I thought an electric shock to the genitals was kind of fun.

 

Yes, because we can't defeat the terrorists unless we abandon 200 years of Enlightenment values and become just like them.
Jesus.

 

I'm not saying that.
I'm saying there's a whole lot more outrage on this board about what happened at Abu Ghraib -- which was more a vat of stupidity than evil -- and not nearly enough about what became of Sgt. Maupin. Where is all your outrage over him?