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The fact is that sexual assault, rape and other abuses happen in and outside the U.S. military. It should be no surprise to anyone that soldiers who happen to be just as human as you me would be involved in these types of activities. It's also unrealistic to think that the leadership is any different given what we know about tailhook and cases of rape and humiliation at the air force academy and the citadel to name a few.
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"Lawful combatants generally have to do all of the following:
Be part of an organized force with a chain of command;
Carry arms openly;
Wear some form of distinguishing markings identifiable at a distance;
Generally adhere to the laws and customs of war;"
The WWII resistance would be considered unlawfull combatants based on your definition, they certainly where not so stupid to wear there arms openly.
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MichaeltheGreat
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mooning the house that Ruth built.
Oct 1999
time: 21:35
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Originally posted by Oerdin
This is true. Alot of the infantry guys speak like this. Its a way for them to talk big and show their bravado, however, I doubt more then a handful actually mean it. They say things like "suck my dick", "eat ****", and a million other degrading, derogitory, or sexually explicite things to each other yet none of them actually expect to do those things. Such over statements are just talk.
Unfortunately, such talk opens them up to having their words deliberately or indeliberately misportrayed. |
Yep. It's also pretty essential that they do this, because it's a way of venting when they're stuck for a significant period of time in an environment that mixes unpredictable danger, frustration, discomfort, and prolonged boredom. If these guys weren't saying anything, you'd have a lot more cause to worry.
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Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 1999
time: 23:35
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/04/i.../04CONT.html?hp
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More than two months after a classified Army report found that two contract workers were implicated in the abuse of Iraqis at a prison outside Baghdad, the companies that employ them say that they have heard nothing from the Pentagon, and that they have not removed any employees from Iraq. |
Well, it's a good thing that Dear Leader cares for the abuse not one bit. 
In other news, apparantly Bremer cared about the abuse in Abu Ghraib not one bit, according to Turki, Iraq's first minister for human rights:
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Arti...e=80744&Sn=WORL
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"In November I talked to Mr Bremer about human rights violations in general and in jails in particular. He listened but there was no answer. At the first meeting, I asked to be allowed to visit the security prisoners, but I failed," he said.
"I told him the news. He didn't take care about the information I gave him."
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Kontiki
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Canada
Aug 2001
time: 00:35
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Originally posted by DinoDoc
I don't think they take pictures though.  |
This is another thing I don't get. Why is it that some genius always gets the bright idea of taking pictures/filming this sort of thing? Why don't you just call in al Jazeera and ask them to set up a live satellite feed?
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