So, what's the diffrence, part 2

[JayMcGee]

In Bagdhad, insurgents kidnap foreign nationals and secrete them in hidden locations.


In the USA, the CIA kidnap foreign nationals and secrete them in hidden locations.


Define 'terrorist'.....

[Griff]

Quiet you, I'm listening to Sean Hannity.

[Elspode]

Call me when the video of Rummy sawing one of their heads off with a carving knife appears on the 'Net?

[JayMcGee]

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...436475631.html

[Undertoad]

It's OK. Sometimes you can't figure out which side to be on. It's hard, we understand.

[JayMcGee]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in616849.shtml

[Elspode]

I'm sorry, there were no decapitations in those articles. I need heads, man.

I am NOT on the side of the current administration... he is NOT my president.

[xoxoxoBruce]

US

a·buse
tr.v. a·bused, a·bus·ing, a·bus·es
To use wrongly or improperly; misuse: abuse alcohol; abuse a privilege.
To hurt or injure by maltreatment; ill-use.
To force sexual activity on; rape or molest.
To assail with contemptuous, coarse, or insulting words; revile.

em·bar·rass
tr.v. em·bar·rassed, em·bar·rass·ing, em·bar·rass·es
To cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert: Meeting adults embarrassed the shy child.
To involve in or hamper with financial difficulties.
To hinder with obstacles or difficulties; impede.
To complicate.
To interfere with (a bodily function) or impede the function of (a body part).

hu·mil·i·ate
tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates
To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade.


THEM

mur·der n.
The unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice.
Slang Something that is very uncomfortable, difficult, or hazardous: The rush hour traffic is murder.

de·cap·i·tate
tr.v. de·cap·i·tat·ed, de·cap·i·tat·ing, de·cap·i·tates
To cut off the head of; behead.

Got it now?

A Better Understanding Serves Everyone

Sent to the Public Affairs Officer, HQ, US Army Iraq (via my Congressman) shortly after the Abu Ghraib prison story broke.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Sent by whom, NoBoxes? The Congressman?

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I am NOT on the side of the current administration... he is NOT my president.

Speaking of Dubya, I was personally inconvenienced by him today. Dipshit was in KC at a fundraiser held in the Russell Stover home (translation - no one on this board can afford to live in this neighborhood) for GOP pawn/tool Senator Jim Talent. His motorcade travelled through The Plaza (see my recent thread in Home Base), and so the path had to be cleared - and I mean *cleared*, as in streets blocked, one whole side of a highway closed down to all other traffic, that sort of blocked - for his passage.

Well, his route intercepted my route - twice - causing me to have take various illogical streets and alternate ways in order to go about my after work business and eventually get back home.

There were lots of protesters. At least, I think that people holding signs that say "Truth and Justice for All" are now considered protesters. Fucking hippy radical commie scum with their Truth and Justice. They want Superman, not Dubya.

[Pie]

"You have to think like a hero merely to behave like a decent human being. "

[tw]

Originally Posted by Pie

"You have to think like a hero merely to behave like a decent human being. "

Decent human beings don't lie habitually. Report from a Republican dominated committee cited in:
Hezbollah night-vision gear manufactured in Britain

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Sent by whom, NoBoxes? The Congressman?

I sent it thru my Representative (MOC) to the PAO. Congress has a military liaison office.

The PAO at that time was a Reservist from my area (a civilian business administrator serving with the rank of LTC) called up for a tour in Iraq. The PAO was interviewed by the US press and was reported to have said [words to the effect] that it was extremely demoralizing, despite everything going on in Iraq, that the vast majority of the PAO's time and thoughts were consumed managing the fallout from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal.

The scandal had resulted from a lack of understanding at many levels. Those handling the prisoners didn't understand the rules of interrogation, those supervising the handlers didn't understand how to differentiate between what the conventional military should do and what should be left to area/cultural specialists (e.g. CIA). Additionally, our civilian government [which provides oversight] didn't understand that some of the techniques which might be used, that we may consider to be abuse at worst, might be considered to be a fate worse than death by the indigenous people.

I turned a negative (the word abuse) into a positive (the acronym ABUSE) which was included in a short message of encouragement. It was friendly PSYOPS intended to provide a morale boost and help redirect that PAO's energies.