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[War Dog]

[MikeWinn]

Dang, War Dog. You beat me to the punch. I couldn't have said it better myself. I wonder if Blackfrancis considers beheading nothing more than retaliation for the 'heinous' acts perpetrated upon the poor innocent Iraqi
citizenry. geeeeez Like you said, it's time to take the gloves off!! If we are going to be accused of nasty stuff, let's give them something to lend credence to it.
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GunnerMike
Spectre Gunner and 141 FE
Dedicated to Rico. KIA March 14, 1971.
Love ya man.

[LewWaters]

And still, mainsewer media makes a bug fuss over a handful of troops allegedly "abusing" and "torturing" detainees and virtually ignores terrorists beheading innocent civilians.

I would expect no less from the Hate and Blame America First crowd.

[fortdixlover]

[Grampa]

In an attempt to educate those who are unfamiliar about how Abu Ghuraib prison is run so that they may not be confused as to who was doing what to whom and where, I will describe general operations there. First, theres about 4 different spelling for Abu Ghuraib, so don't spellcheck me on it.

There are three parts to the prison:
1. The Holding/InProcessing Area, where all prisoners come thru. Here they sort them out based on where they were picked up and what they were doing. Some are transfers from other holding areas in Iraq as well as Municipal and regional jails. This is where they also decide if someone needs further interrogation.

2. The Gancy compounds, which are open air tent cities that house both security threats and regular felons and petty criminals. There is another open air compound that has been built since I left, but I dont know what it is called.

3. Camp Vigilance, which is also known as the hard site. This is where the hardcorps and convicted felons go after they have been tried. This is also where the "humiliation" and alleged abuse took place.

As alot of coalition arrests are performed by Infantry and not police and also under rules of warfare, rather than the ACLU, so probable cause isn't a factor. Thus we would get guys who were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Overseeing this is supposed to be a magistrate committee of US Officers to review individual cases for merit. The problem was, they were hugely backlogged when I left, but we still released upwards of 500 prisoners a month and had been doing so since it was opened in May 2003. Since Abu wasn't in the news back then, Dan Rather didn't give a sh**, nor did any media. (In fact, the media didnt give a sh** when we were mortared for 54 days straight. Only when it can make W look bad have the media been interested in that place. but I digress.)

The ones released are usually those brought in under a security hold that have been deemed to be no threat after all. Some of the petty criminals are in this mix as well, having served their appropriate sentence. The only "injustice" in all of this is those that are held for long periods due to the backlog and lack of staffing. But, as we are still operating under martial law there in Iraq, this will continue to happen.

The ongoing regular release of prisoners from Abu Ghurayb is otherwise inconsequential, as it has always been happening.

(Edited for spelling)
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[MikeWinn]

Great post, Grandpa!!! Sierra Hotel!!! Rest assured, though, the lefties and other Democrats will still find fault with everything you said and did. By the way, thanks for your service to this great country! I'll always have your six.
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GunnerMike
Spectre Gunner and 141 FE
Dedicated to Rico. KIA March 14, 1971.
Love ya man.

[Grampa]