All we have are their reports, and the actions of the holding power.

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All we have are their reports, and the actions of the holding power.

Bowser — 5/10/2004 4:32:12 AM (archived)

From folks who were interviewed, who volunteered statements, and who were released without charges, the reports seem to make some sense.

A couple of them have said they were pro-getting-rid-of-Saddam, not against the occupation, and essentially minding their own business, when picked up in sweeps.

Their stories have at least some cohesiveness. No charges against them, being thrown into a prison population without knowing why, and then let go.

Since there is no other information forthcoming, there were no charges, and the folks were let go, the conclusion I'm drawing is that they were at least not hard-core "insurgents", and there was no derogatory info on them.

Seems more reasonable to me than that they were real badguys. I don't think they would have been released with nothing happening except to make them and their friends and families enemies of the US forever.

Arf

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Questions I'd like to see answered: - Tom Brosz - 5/8/2004 7:37:22 PM
- re: Questions I'd like to see answered: - Nick Hoffman - 5/9/2004 4:04:46 PM
  - Where the line is drawn - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2004 1:18:15 AM
    - We chose this war. It wasn't forced on us. - Robert - 5/14/2004 5:07:44 PM
    - re: Where the line is drawn - Nick Hoffman - 5/14/2004 2:19:31 PM
      - Yes. And what if - alcaray - 5/27/2004 9:31:50 PM
        
        "Following Geneva protects our troops too." Bat guano. - Tom Brosz - 5/27/2004 10:06:32 PM
        
        'Nother old-thread-punji-pit. Love that sinking feeling. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/27/2004 9:36:59 PM
    - There are no nukes, Tom. No WMD. None. Zero. Read Blix. - Bowser - 5/10/2004 1:35:43 AM
      - re: Nukes was not the topic, Bowser. Read Tom . . . - D. Spires - 5/10/2004 2:40:00 AM
        
        That's why I wanted to see questions answered. - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2004 4:10:59 AM
        
        All we have are their reports, and the actions of the holding power. - Bowser - 5/10/2004 4:32:12 AM
  - Bingo! - Bowser - 5/9/2004 5:32:57 PM
- No one said they were boyscouts - Buck Galaxy - 5/9/2004 7:50:22 AM
- Amazing. - Bowser - 5/8/2004 10:36:03 PM
- re: The Comfy Chair . . . - D. Spires - 5/8/2004 8:25:32 PM
  - re: The Comfy Chair . . . - gbaikie - 5/9/2004 12:27:06 AM
    - re: Uh-huh . . . - D. Spires - 5/9/2004 1:25:01 AM
      - Whoaa, Dan - Nick Hoffman - 5/9/2004 4:08:59 PM
        
        re: Yeah, give 'em all a plate of cookies, a glass of milk, and a fond farewell . . . - D. Spires - 5/9/2004 5:08:49 PM
      - re: Uh-huh . . . - gbaikie - 5/9/2004 1:51:17 AM
        
        re: Look up FM 34-52 -- and go from there . . . (n/t) - D. Spires - 5/9/2004 2:04:29 AM
        
        re: Look up FM 34-52 -- and go from there . . . - gbaikie - 5/9/2004 3:54:21 AM
        
        re: Look up FM 34-52 -- and go from there . . . - Don - 6/6/2004 2:49:04 AM
        
        re: Choosing to misinterpret FM 34-52 is choosing to refuse the 'science' you just requeted . . . (n/t) - D. Spires - 5/9/2004 5:02:44 AM
        
        re: Choosing to misinterpret FM 34-52 is choosing to refuse the 'science' you just requeted . . . - gbaikie - 5/9/2004 6:26:32 AM
        
        re: You're completely missing it . . . - D. Spires - 5/9/2004 8:00:48 AM
        
        re: You're completely missing it . . . - gbaikie - 5/9/2004 11:36:37 AM
        
        re: I'm afraid I don't have ready numbers for you . . . - D. Spires - 5/9/2004 5:03:21 PM
        
        re: I'm afraid I don't have ready numbers for you . . . - Ger - 5/27/2004 3:02:57 AM
        
        Interrogators? - Tony - 5/27/2004 2:02:10 PM
  - re: The Comfy Chair . . . - Tom Brosz - 5/8/2004 8:34:34 PM
    - Bullshit - Buck Galaxy - 5/9/2004 7:44:43 AM
      - One case in point - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2004 5:36:03 PM
      - re: Bullshit - Tom Brosz - 5/10/2004 1:29:56 AM
        
        If you want to know what a liberal thinks of Dan's list... - alcaray - 5/11/2004 4:18:39 PM
        
        re: No, hooding prisoners does not go against the tenets of the Geneva Convention . . . - D. Spires - 5/11/2004 6:07:37 PM
        
        This is a question of contract law - alcaray - 5/11/2004 9:19:18 PM
        
        re: Absolutely correct -- however . . . - D. Spires - 5/11/2004 11:00:56 PM
        
        Long-winded reply, as punishment? - alcaray - 5/12/2004 3:48:50 PM
        
        re: 'Then what is all the hubbubb about?' - D. Spires - 5/12/2004 10:27:19 PM
        
        I am serious. And I don't get the connection. Sorry. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/12/2004 10:42:25 PM
        
        re: Well, congradulate yourself . . . - D. Spires - 5/13/2004 12:34:16 AM
        
        I'm tired of trying to make sense of your confused and off-point arguments - alcaray - 5/13/2004 10:59:31 PM

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