"I never thought American people could do things of this nature"

read what really happened in the infamous photos, by one of the men who lived it. if you can bear it.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/06/1083635279507.html

Like voting for Bush* That will kill and humiliate more people than the whole army could in Iraq.

The founding of this country was a travesty of horrors against Native Americans. Then, of course, let's look at slavery and Jim Crow with the attendant lynch parties that characterized both!

Hatred and abuse (of those who are different, who are castigated as the 'enemy' as inferior, as whatever ...) is sadly part of human nature that is ratcheted up during war. Americans have NEVER been immune.

The revelations out of Iraq are not novel, rather they are variations on a very old theme that's as American as apple pie and baseball.

...but the fact that these pictures have come out and are being investigated is somewhat promising. Those that would tolerate such things are exposing their vapid belief systems to the world.

Kind of like a sore that's come to the surface.

"What this group of soldiers did to me is not the whole picture," he says. "They did not deserve to come to Iraq representing America. They have disfigured the image of the US Army."

what do ya mean you didnt think americans could do this kinda stuff. this is really the ostrach in the sand kinda thing

we watch our children closely to make sure some man doesnt take them and rape them and murder them

we lock our doors at night

our people running companies making 25 million bonus are stealing from the 401k's

we have children shooting up schools

parents not feeding their children, raping their children, putting their children in the day care system from birth,

we want to allow doctors to deny gays medical treatment

pharmacist deny women perscription

a justice saying white men are the rulers and everyone had better get use to it

a police force out of control

and airport that is a prison system all rights gone once entering the building


i believe this is exactly the american we have become