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LIKE A DENTAL APPOINTMENT


Shortly after the illegal invasion of Iraq by the U.S. in March 2003, the Iraqi government broadcast a few pictures of U.S. prisoners of war. The prisoners stated their names and where they were from. Nothing more. "Foul!" called the U.S. "How dare the Iraqis parade our soldiers in front of a camera?" Then, the U.S. propaganda elaborated on the breaking of the rules of war and the Geneva Convention. Hypocrites all. Tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani prisoners of war (most civilian non-combatants) only wish that the only humiliation placed on them would to be put in front of a camera without being sexually embarrassed or tortured...

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LIKE A DENTAL APPOINTMENT

Malcom Lagauche

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March 23, 2005

Shortly after the illegal invasion of Iraq by the U.S. in March 2003, the Iraqi government broadcast a few pictures of U.S. prisoners of war. The prisoners stated their names and where they were from. Nothing more.

"Foul!" called the U.S. "How dare the Iraqis parade our soldiers in front of a camera?" Then, the U.S. propaganda elaborated on the breaking of the rules of war and the Geneva Convention.

Hypocrites all. Tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghani prisoners of war (most civilian non-combatants) only wish that the only humiliation placed on them would to be put in front of a camera without being sexually embarrassed or tortured.

Currently, a U.S. soldier, Private First Class Willie Brand, is the focus of a hearing to determine if he should be court-martialed for his role in the death of an Afghani prisoner of war. He is accused of beating the Afghani to death over a five-day period at Bagram Control Point in Afghanistan.

On March 22, 2005, Al-Jazeera.net reported:

An autopsy showed that Dilawar’s (the prisoner) legs were so damaged by blows that amputation would have been necessary if he had survived.

Dilawar died from "blunt force trauma to the lower extremities complicating coronary artery disease," according to a U.S. Army report dated 6 July 2004.

Galligan (Bran’s attorney) said the knee-strike technique is a "non-lethal mechanism utilized to ensure compliance with a combative detainee."

The above information is laden with contradictions. First of all, the victim was beaten for five days straight. What kind of treatment is this other than barbaric? Then, the soldier’s lawyer calls the technique "non-lethal," while the U.S. Army itself concluded that the victim died because of the blows. Unfortunately, few people in the U.S. have enough reading skills to question how a non-lethal technique can kill someone.

Galligan is using the same tired defense of his client just following orders. He is probably correct, but the U.S. administration has whitewashed any attempt to blame higher-ups for the murder and torture of the massive numbers of detainees. They say it was the lower ranks who took it upon themselves, while the underlings maintain they were persuaded or ordered to torture from orders from the top of the chain of command.

A blind man can see that the torturing of Iraqis and Afghanis is so organized that it did come from the top. However, it also appears that a number of the enlisted people charged in these cases actually enjoyed their experiences.

After the hearing, Brand was interviewed by the El Paso Times newspaper. He stated, "I thought it went reasonably well, like a dental appointment."

This man is on trial for killing someone by beating him to death over a five-day period. The victim must have endured pain that one could never comprehend or experience. Then, he says his hearing is like a dental appointment. In other words, an irritant to his daily routine.

Recently, Charles Graner was convicted for torturing Iraqis. This case was much more visible than that of Brand, but the same illogic ruled.

Graner’s lawyer, Guy Womack, equated the stacking of nude Iraqis on top of each other to "a cheerleader pyramid." However, I have yet to see a cheerleader pyramid with nude cheerleaders who were incarcerated. And, many U.S. citizens have bought into this defense. Graner, to them, was just performing his duty.

Womack had an answer for everything. When asked about tethering prisoners together, he stated that you see the same thing happen every day in U.S. airports when parents keep their kids tethered. As to the allegations of tying prisoners together with rope dunked in feces, he said, "That’s nothing. In Texas we would have lassoed them."

How far has the U.S. descended into lunacy and hatred? A prison guard who shoves phosphoric lights up a person’s anus; who urinates on people; and who beats the genitalia of another person to a pulp; and who shows delight in such actions (all the time quoting the Bible), is depicted as one using "good foresight" and "creative techniques" in torturing individuals. The mind boggles.

I challenge our leaders again to speak out against these actions. And, again, I will lay the blame with Democrats and Republicans alike. Not one Democrat has stood up and publicly demanded a full inquiry into the prisoner abuse. And, they have the nerve to accuse Republicans of turning their backs on atrocities. Graner probably will become a cause celebre to the average U.S. citizen, much in the same way Lt. Calley, who ordered the destruction of 3,000 people in Vietnam, became a cult figure after receiving a wrist-slap for his actions.

Equating murder and torture to a dental appointment or a cheerleaders’ pyramid is depraved. The fact that the U.S. public accepts these actions is beyond belief.

The term "moral values" is being constantly shoved down the throats of the U.S. citizenry. Politicians, clergymen, business tycoons, athletes and entertainers: they all are into this currently in-vogue preaching of morality.

If a 12-year-old kid slips at the dinner table and says the word "shit," he would immediately be reprimanded and punished. He did something immoral. Then, after he is exiled to his bedroom, his parents watch the nightly news and cheer on the Graners and Brands of the world.

As one former Iraqi prisoner under the U.S. occupation stated, "I always knew the Americans would bring electricity back to Baghdad. I just never thought they'd be shooting it up my ass."





Cover of "The Sledgehammer and the Ant." To be released June 2005.





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