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Re: Wining Hearts & Minds
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 4 May 2004 21:03:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Don Heyse wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote:
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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/966AE903-390F-4B56-B786-CCED9BFD22BB.htm
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Strangly enough, according to this blog:
http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
The particular incident may in fact do just that: Win some hearts and
minds if it’s handled correctly.
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If it’s “handled correctly” a lot of people will end up in the slammer:
Against the law of
war “the laws of war require that all countries take the necessary steps to
ensure that they are respected. All military personnel should receive training
to understand the parts of the law relevant to their missions, and there should
be clear rules and procedures established. It seems clear that the US Army
ignored these obligations in its handling of Iraqi prisoners. Some of those
assigned to work in Abu Ghraib say they received no guidance in how to deal with
the detainees. One soldier told the Los Angeles Times there were no standard
operating procedures and no training. Indeed, the fact that army police were
apparently so happy to pose for photographs depicting their exploits may
indicate that they were not aware of the gravity of what they were doing.”
Scott A
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| (...) I tend to agree with you there, however I suspect your heart and mind are set in their ways, regardless of how this particular event works out. Fortunately, according to the blog, some people (whom this actually concerns) are able to see the (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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