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FS · #26

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Originally Posted by Chojin

It would be great if they made an 'American Patriots' line of action figures, and each would come with a terrorist. The holes in the terrorists' hands would be too big for their guns, so they'd always fall out. And they'd come with 'surrendering action.'

I've almost got enough "Freedom Points" saved up to order the limited edition minister of information Said al-Sahhaf. Comes with his own microphone-littered pedestal with five different speaking actions, including "The ridiculous Bush is Al Capone. He is Al Capone. America is Al Capone."

By raising your hand to ask a legitimate question, you cause his head to shake left and right, and if you press his belly, brown goo drips down his legs. Yeah!

kellychaos · #27

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Originally Posted by Baalzamon

Just a question, but the rest of her unit aside, what the hell did the Iraqi's do to mistreat Jessica Lynch?

From what I can tell, she was wounded in legitimate combat, and then promptly transfered to a hospital, as would be the proper thing to do.

The full details (which I don't really want to know :/ ) have yet to be exposed in the news but there are eyewitness accounts from two Iraq citizens that she was indeed abused in the hospital after she sustained her combat injuries. He and his wife are the ones that led the Marines to her location.

Aside from that, though, I have two questions.

What would be the difference, with respect to the Geneva Convention, in the treatment of those under the noncombatant status (for example, the detainess in Gunatanmo Bay) and POWs captured in the Iraqi War.

Shouldn't it be a blanket "zero tolerance" policy for all POWs. Why are we talking about "degrees of abuse" here like we're keeping score?