U.S. segregates violent Iraqi prisoners in crates

classicman · 08-10-2008, 10:42 AM

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The U.S. military is segregating violent Iraqi prisoners in wooden crates that in some cases are not much bigger than the prisoners.

The military released photos of what it calls "segregation boxes" used in Iraq.
Three grainy black-and-white photos show the rudimentary structures of wood and mesh. Some of the boxes are as small as 3 feet by 3 feet by 6 feet tall, according to military officials. There was no image released of a box that size.
The average Iraqi male is 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Health. That leaves little room for a prisoner to move once placed inside.

~snip~ "We are able to capture threats to the Iraqi government and the population, detain them, rehabilitate them and, 99 times out of 100, release them," Morrell said. "We've made remarkable progress there. And I would just say it looks as though the glidepath is on continuing to reduce the population because of the success we're having within these camps."

classicman · 08-10-2008, 10:44 AM

Just wondering here if anyone finds this terribly offensive? Or shall I say any moreso than a prisoner put into solitary confinement? At first I thought it was horrible, then after looking at the pictures I wondered how different this was to being put into solitary at a regular prison.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2008, 12:24 PM

Seems kind of middle of the road.
A lot more trouble than just hacking their heads off, but less labor intensive than water-boarding.

Cicero · 08-10-2008, 12:39 PM

And by "rehabilitate" we mean, magically turn them from a chicken into a human.

Viola! Presto! Abracadabra!

richlevy · 08-10-2008, 04:22 PM

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2008, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

"What we have here is a failure to communicate."

No no no no, it's failure, not a failure.

"What we have here is, failure to communicate.":p

Cicero · 08-10-2008, 04:29 PM

Agreed!!

richlevy · 08-10-2008, 04:40 PM

%^@^!!!!, the one time I don't fact check myself.

Busted.

Here's another good one.

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Boss: Sorry, Luke. I'm just doing my job. You gotta appreciate that.
Luke: Nah - calling it your job don't make it right, Boss.

Griff · 08-10-2008, 08:17 PM

Maybe I've watched too many movies, but I thought the bad guys used the boxes.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2008, 08:23 PM

Takes too much floor space, stand them up and pack them in.

TheMercenary · 08-11-2008, 09:18 AM

Dip them in boiling water, add a little salt, and Walla! Tastes just like chicken!

DanaC · 08-11-2008, 09:25 AM

Why make the crates so small ?

Elspode · 08-11-2008, 12:45 PM

1. Takes less material.
2. Takes less time.
3. Bigger boxes allow sufficient room for the contents to wind up and let fly a damaging blow.

classicman · 08-11-2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Why make the crates so small ?

Why not?

TheMercenary · 08-11-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

1. Takes less material.
2. Takes less time.
3. Bigger boxes allow sufficient room for the contents to wind up and let fly a damaging blow.

4. Allows for a smaller pot of water to be boiled, hence less material needed in a place where water is scarce.

08-10-2008, 10:44 AM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Just wondering here if anyone finds this terribly offensive? Or shall I say any moreso than a prisoner put into solitary confinement? At first I thought it was horrible, then after looking at the pictures I wondered how different this was to being put into solitary at a regular prison. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-10-2008, 12:24 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Seems kind of middle of the road. A lot more trouble than just hacking their heads off, but less labor intensive than water-boarding. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-10-2008, 12:39 PM	#4
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	And by "rehabilitate" we mean, magically turn them from a chicken into a human. Viola! Presto! Abracadabra! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

08-10-2008, 04:22 PM	#5
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	"What we have here is a failure to communicate." __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-10-2008, 04:29 PM	#7
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Agreed!! __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

08-10-2008, 08:17 PM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Maybe I've watched too many movies, but I thought the bad guys used the boxes. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-10-2008, 08:23 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Takes too much floor space, stand them up and pack them in. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-11-2008, 09:18 AM	#11
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Dip them in boiling water, add a little salt, and Walla! Tastes just like chicken! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-11-2008, 09:25 AM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Why make the crates so small ?

08-11-2008, 12:45 PM	#13
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	1. Takes less material. 2. Takes less time. 3. Bigger boxes allow sufficient room for the contents to wind up and let fly a damaging blow. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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