Abuse Allegations Confirmed
From CBS News:The pictures 60 Minutes II obtained show an Iraqi prisoner who, according to the U.S. Army, was told to stand on a box with his head covered and wires attached to his hands. That prisoner was told that if he fell off the box, he would be electrocuted. In another photograph, prisoners' bodies were stacked in a pyramid - one body had a slur written in English on his skin.
Despite the charges against American soldiers, Kimmitt says Americans shouldn't lose faith in the military – since the investigation is focused on a small number of soldiers, and doesn't reflect the conduct of the vast majority of U.S. forces.
"Frankly, I think all of us are disappointed by the actions of the few," says Kimmitt. "Every day we love our soldiers but frankly, somedays we're not always proud of our soldiers...It's a small, small minority of people we're talking about here, less than a dozen out of the 150,000 who are serving honorably and proudly over here....The Army is a values-based organization. We live by our values. Some of our soldiers every day die by our values and these acts that you see in these pictures may reflect the actions of individuals but by God it doesn't reflect my army."
Matt's Chat
This is a disgusting revelation, but BGEN Kimmitt's right...the bulk of our forces are performing admirably and honorably. Those who aren't should be dealt with most severely, as it appears will happen as these guys are facing court-martial.Mark's Remarks
Most of our forces are working hard, despite negative and demeaning treatment from the Press and the ignorant Lefties at home. 99% of our men and women are going above and beyond, and as usual, what does big media do? They highlight the 1% or so of abuses!!!!! Are you as sick of this nonsense as I am? This stilting of coverage while paying lip service to supporting our troops is growing tiresome. Part of the reason I did not catch this broadcast, as I don't watch the networks much anymore, since they don't give much in the way of truth anymore, either.
