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Someone on my friends list posted this information (quoted by permission):
In this Sunday's Washington Post, there was an article about current military operations in Iraq, which included the following:
"Col. David Hogg, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, said tougher methods are being used to gather the intelligence. On Wednesday night, he said, his troops picked up the wife and daughter of an Iraqi lieutenant general. They left a note: "If you want your family released, turn yourself in." Such tactics are justified, he said, because, "It's an intelligence operation with detainees, and these people have info." They would have been released in due course, he added later. The tactic worked. On Friday, Hogg said, the lieutenant general appeared at the front gate of the U.S. base and surrendered."
The information is also available online at:
Msnbc.com
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A quick review of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (available online at http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj2.htm) suggests that Col Hogg is in violation of Article 97 (Unlawful Detention), Article 127 (Extortion), and Article 133 (Conduct Unbecoming an Officer).
Furthermore, his commanders who authorized the hostage taking are likewise chargable.
I realize that the US Army has, in the past during the time of the Indian Wars, resorted to such hostage taking. But such practices have
long been identified as inimical to the American way, and outside the bounds of American military practice.
This is important -- please write your Senators about this. Even if you support the military action in Iraq, there are still right and wrong ways to go about doing things. And I want to thank the person who posted this for the information.
In this Sunday's Washington Post, there was an article about current military operations in Iraq, which included the following:
"Col. David Hogg, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, said tougher methods are being used to gather the intelligence. On Wednesday night, he said, his troops picked up the wife and daughter of an Iraqi lieutenant general. They left a note: "If you want your family released, turn yourself in." Such tactics are justified, he said, because, "It's an intelligence operation with detainees, and these people have info." They would have been released in due course, he added later. The tactic worked. On Friday, Hogg said, the lieutenant general appeared at the front gate of the U.S. base and surrendered."
The information is also available online at:
Msnbc.com
....
A quick review of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (available online at http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/ucmj2.htm) suggests that Col Hogg is in violation of Article 97 (Unlawful Detention), Article 127 (Extortion), and Article 133 (Conduct Unbecoming an Officer).
Furthermore, his commanders who authorized the hostage taking are likewise chargable.
I realize that the US Army has, in the past during the time of the Indian Wars, resorted to such hostage taking. But such practices have
long been identified as inimical to the American way, and outside the bounds of American military practice.
This is important -- please write your Senators about this. Even if you support the military action in Iraq, there are still right and wrong ways to go about doing things. And I want to thank the person who posted this for the information.
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JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!
Um, sorry for the shouting. And yes, I will be writing my representative critters about this. Glah.