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NNN0LHI

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Fri Mar-11-05 04:19 AM
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Prisoners at Abu Ghraib Said Included Kids (Look how this is voted down)

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 04:20 AM by NNN0LHI

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050311/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_child_detainees&cid=542&ncid=1480

WASHINGTON - A boy no older than 11 was among the children held by the Army at Iraq (news - web sites)'s Abu Ghraib prison, the former U.S. commander of the facility told a general investigating abuses at the prison.

Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski did not say what happened to the boy or why he was imprisoned, according to a transcript of her interview with Maj. Gen. George Fay that was released by the American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites).

The transcript of the May 2004 interview was among hundreds of pages of documents about Iraq prisoner abuses the group made public Thursday after getting them under the Freedom of Information Act.

Karpinski, who was in charge of Abu Ghraib from July to November 2003, said she often visited the prison's youngest inmates. One boy "looked like he was 8-years-old," Karpinski said.

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Avg Rating: 1.60, 134 votes

Bet there are some "good" Christian folks voting this story down. The true believers most likely. May they burn in the hell that they have created for themselves.

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Penguin31

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Fri Mar-11-05 04:24 AM
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1. Voted Up, encourage everyone to do likewise

1.63/135

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Swamp Rat

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Fri Mar-11-05 04:41 AM
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2. Gave it a '5'

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NNN0LHI

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Fri Mar-11-05 04:57 AM
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4. That is the best pic so far Swamp Rat

Just set it as my monitor background. Thanks.

Don

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Swamp Rat

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Fri Mar-11-05 05:18 AM
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7. thanks

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 05:20 AM by Swamp Rat

Though, this one is probably more apropos to the thread:

edit: posted a Negroponte one by accident.

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crikkett

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Fri Mar-11-05 04:56 AM
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3. 1.79/143 after my 5

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TWiley

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Fri Mar-11-05 05:00 AM
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5. Way to go crikkett !

and, welcome to du.

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crikkett

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Fri Mar-11-05 05:11 AM
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6. Hey, thanks!

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blogbear

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Fri Mar-11-05 05:45 AM
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8. Gave It A 5!

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aint_no_life_nowhere

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Fri Mar-11-05 06:08 AM
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9. What happened to the Seymour Hersch story about the child rape?

Hersch said he had information about videos taken by US soldiers who looked on and did nothing while Iraqi Guards raped children at Abu Ghraib. I think this is the evidence that Rumsfeld called "radioactive" and did not release to Congress, but allowed Congressmen to view at closed-door meetings at the Pentagon. This story was all over DU last year, for week after week. Now nothing.

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LynnTheDem

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Fri Mar-11-05 06:13 AM
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10. Kids sodomized at Abu Ghraib, Pentagon has the videos

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 06:13 AM by LynnTheDem

http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:cw0xKzmKffwJ:www.dailykos.com/story/2004/7/14/193750/666+Abu+Ghraib+hear+the+sound+screaming&hl=en

"The worst is the soundtrack of the boys shrieking," the reporter told an ACLU convention last week. Hersh says there was "a massive amount of criminal wrongdoing that was covered up at the highest command out there, and higher."

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spinbaby

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Fri Mar-11-05 06:24 AM
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11. Email the story

The best way to get a story into the yahoo "most popular" listing is to use the link at the bottom to email it. Email it to everyone you know. Freeper types can counteract your vote by voting a story down but they can't take away from the number of times a story has been emailed.

It says something that we're always trying to get stories noticed while the Freepers are always trying to hide stories. If you're right, you don't need to hide the news.

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ComerPerro

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Fri Mar-11-05 06:37 AM
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12. Stunning, isn't it?

I mean, its just amazing how these people willingly conceal things to protect Bush and his image.

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ayeshahaqqiqa

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Fri Mar-11-05 06:42 AM
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13. 2.21 now

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 06:43 AM by ayeshahaqqiqa

you know if only ONE American youth of, say 15, were detained like these kids, it would be all over the headlines. But this? We don't hear about it, except to be told the Pentagon hasn't found anything bad going on except for those few "bad apples". Nothing but whitewash.

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Political_Junkie

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Fri Mar-11-05 07:08 AM
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14. kick

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bpilgrim

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Fri Mar-11-05 07:32 AM
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15. * raped and tortured CHILDREN some even in front of their MOTHERS

:puke: but that never get's reported by our M$MW :argh: :cry:

peace

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LynnTheDem

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:35 AM
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23. I.O.I.Y.A.A.

It's ok if you are America.

If anyone else does (fill in evil-doing) then they are scum and evil-doers and deserve to be anhilated.

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TWiley

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Fri Mar-11-05 04:32 PM
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30. The Japanese used to raid a village

when the men were out hunting, kidnap the women and children, and take them back to their ships that were anchored near shore. Next they would tie their hostages to the sides of the ship and torture them. The men would be outraged, and would paddle their boats to certain death as they tried to rescue their family. Once near the ship, it was difficult for them to shoot arrows or throw spears because they might hit one of their own. The Japanese just picked them off, one at a time.

For some reason, the torture of these children brings the same image to mind. By allowing the women to pass messages, they were encouraging their husbands to stand and fight the US military, which is a real stupid thing to do. It would take an extreme amount of self-control to not take that bait.

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bpilgrim

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:08 PM
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31. yeah, the barbarians are back

and again it's US

it is the DUTY of every DU'ers to pass the word on this one.

will pitt needs to unsheathe his pen on this, again and again.

:cry:

peace

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TWiley

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Sat Mar-12-05 05:08 AM
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33. Yes, we have become the example

of what not to do. KICK

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seabeyond

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Fri Mar-11-05 07:43 AM
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16. our representitives watched the videos

said they were horrilble, too bad for the public to see.......yada yada yada and then the end of story. no more to be heard. put it away. nothing to see

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Hissyspit

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Fri Mar-11-05 07:44 AM
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17. I noticed that, too, NNNOLHI, earlier this morning.

Edited on Fri Mar-11-05 07:47 AM by Hissyspit

It was 1.60 when I voted it a 5. What's up with that?

It is 2.39 now.

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bpilgrim

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:14 PM
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32. it will be DEVESTATING to the neoCONs evil plans when this is WELL KNOWN

in the 'HOMELAND'

i will always have faith that my neighbors, co-workers, family and friends, will be OUTRAGED when they hear this terrible truth.

this has been known to us netizens for about a year now.

psst... pass the word

http://images.globalfreepress.com

peace

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Hissyspit

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Fri Mar-11-05 07:50 AM
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18. NPR Morning Edition Led with this Story This Morning n/t

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Daphne08

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Fri Mar-11-05 08:48 AM
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19. As a human being this causes such a terrible rage

in me that it is frightening. I don't usually feel such an unnatural hatred toward others, but I will never be able to forgive those who have done this (especially to children) in the name of my country. Never.

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NNN0LHI

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Fri Mar-11-05 10:03 AM
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27. Uh, uh. Me neither. No way am I going to ever forget this stuff n/t

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qanda

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Fri Mar-11-05 08:50 AM
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20. This absolutely breaks my heart

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spinbaby

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:30 AM
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21. Big kick!

Click on the yahoo link, rate the story a 5, then email it to everyone you know.

:kick:

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Roland99

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:31 AM
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22. 2.56 now

Disgusting that the Pentagon investigation absolved the Pentagon.

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StaggerLee

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:50 AM
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24. 2.64

Gotta get higher.

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justoneworld

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Fri Mar-11-05 09:52 AM
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25. Just so sad

Thanks for sharing

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jbnow

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Fri Mar-11-05 10:03 AM
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26. 2.71 with 204 votes

Too bad our votes can't make it unhappen.

How acceptable would it be if this was American kids...or even American adults in that prison?

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spinbaby

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Fri Mar-11-05 10:56 AM
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28. Kicking again

Remember to not just vote it a 5 but also to email it to everyone you know using the button on the bottom of the page.Stories that are emailed a lot get into the "most popular" list.

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opihimoimoi

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Fri Mar-11-05 11:17 AM
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29. 2.87 at this time....

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NightOwwl

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Sat Mar-12-05 05:14 AM
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34. Done and kicked.

After you vote, email it to at least 1 person. This kicks it up in the ratings. If you can't think of anyone to send it to, email it to yourself. :kick:

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