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- mgraham80, on 04/23/2009, -11/+324Yet another victim of torture.
- redmannine, on 04/23/2009, -5/+291Sad,sickening and horrifying at the same time.
Peterson was an Arabic-speaking interrogator, she had graduated from Flagstaff High School and earned a psychology degree from Northern Arizona University on a military scholarship. She was trained in interrogation techniques at Fort Huachuca in Arizona.
She -knew- proper and legal interrogation techniques, and thats the type of person that is needed in these situations, and Peterson objected to the "interrogation techniques" (torture) being used on prisoners only after two nights working with her unit. - psy333che, on 04/23/2009, -8/+213 Bush and Cheney along with Rumsfeld have a lot of blood on their hands and need to be accountable for what they did
- IrishJoe, on 04/23/2009, -10/+168The Bush Administration's torture policy has already killed a US soldier. And a very accomplished one at that. The American people need to know this and think very seriously about this.
- johnnr2, on 04/23/2009, -8/+157sad
- Echota, on 04/23/2009, -5/+151Words escape me over this!
Her parent's were even kept in the dark! - SpinningHead, on 04/23/2009, -6/+135Its too bad all those armchair Jack Bauer chicken hawks never stop to think about the things they're asking to be done by young people attempting to serve their nation with honor.
- motters, on 04/23/2009, -2/+68I expect that more stories like this will come to light in the next few years. Unless Obama addresses the problem, rather than trying to look the other way, I think torture is going to be an issue which won't pass quietly into the history books.
- Batfishy, on 04/23/2009, -3/+66This is so sad and disturbing. As hard as this is going to be, I think all the truths should start coming out NOW.
- wissler, on 04/23/2009, -2/+57Principled individuals suffer most in times of corruption.
- novenator, on 04/23/2009, -3/+56Suicides in the military have been skyrocketing since the illegal Iraqi invasion. This is certainly a case that is going to give them a black eye, especially in lieu of all of the recent breaking torture stories around.
- freedomjoe, on 04/23/2009, -3/+50I work often near a military base, and the suicides we read about are heart-breaking. Speaking to some of the soldiers is a testimony to the goodness in human nature in a really odd way; young people sent off to war, who can't stand the things they see. There's something inherently good about such people. How they cope with the things they've seen and done is a whole separate issue, but no less heart-breaking. While working on the Obama campaign, I worked with a member of Iraq Vets Against the War, a group I respect so deeply (I also respect those who serve -- this isn't a moral judgment). The things he told me made me loathe the Bush administration more than I already did for starting the Iraq War on a lie.
This story is horrific -- suicide is a reaction when people felt here is no way out. Classic example of exterior forces looming so large that a person can't cope anymore. How sad.
I know I post this a lot, but as a reminder, we can all support the troops in various ways while they're serving and when they get home. - enantiodromia, on 04/23/2009, -1/+45http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murde ...
water boarding IS spanish inquisition style torture, but you don't seem to grasp that concept. - Insightful, on 04/23/2009, -5/+49Waiting for all the fat doughy 101st keyboard internet warrior patriot chickenhawks who proclaim themselves supporters of the military (unless their last names are Gore and Kerry) red white and blue come out and call this solider a coward.
I understand that there may have been a cover up too since her death. FTA, neither her mother nor her husband Richard had received any official documents that contained information outlined in reporter [Kevin] Elston's report.
Rest in Peace, Army Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson. - ChinaLumberjack, on 04/23/2009, -1/+43@mikepunk, the 15th century called, they want their ethics back.
- ironhide, on 04/23/2009, -0/+41You know, I can almost understand not reading the article, but not reading the summary before you shoot off your idiotic, uninformed mouth?
"According to official records, she died on Sept. 15, 2003, from a "non-hostile weapons discharge." - firesights, on 04/23/2009, -5/+43You're an idiot.
- Batfishy, on 04/23/2009, -1/+38There is outrage over soldier suicides. There's been plenty of Digg articles about it.
- goot776, on 04/24/2009, -4/+39*****, I was in Tal Afar for about 10 months, 2006-2007. Sure, we captured prisoners, and didn't make them iced tea while we held them before handing them over the police, but I never saw ANY ridiculous mistreatment like the stuff stated above. As an Army officer, I didn't want to have anything like that on my conscience after I got home. Hell, I even held the hand of a blindfolded, crying Iraqi teenager as we drove him back to base for questioning, so he would understand me and my guys were decent people. We grabbed him when he was in the area of an IED attack which killed a soldier of ours, but I had a gut feeling he wasn't involved - he had a short leg and couldn't walk well. After I had cut his zipcuffs off and sat him down in the holding cell in our base, he reached out blindly, wanting to shake my hand, to thank me. I'll never forget that. He saw my face later on, but never found out who it was who took care of him on the trip over. I brought him back to his mom later that day. Turned out my gut feeling was correct.
- lhbaker, on 04/23/2009, -1/+32What?
- InfernoX, on 04/23/2009, -0/+31Accountability is a very fundamental part of a healthy democracy.
- illinoise89, on 04/24/2009, -3/+34All the pro-torture people act like legal interrogation is just having a nice chat over a cup of tea. Police in this country get hardened criminals to break all the time without having to torture them. Our intelligence community and military relied on normal interrogations for literally hundreds of years before being given the ok to torture. Psychological techniques work better for getting more reliable info.
- lhbaker, on 04/23/2009, -1/+30Funny, because during the Spanish Inquisition, what is now known as water boarding was then called water TORTURE.
- StaticThunder, on 04/23/2009, -0/+29Look, you call us back when you've had a towel thrown over your face, and so much water poured on it that you think you'll never be able to breathe again for the 183rd time.
The only "pussies" here are the keyboard kommandoes that to make up for having their testicles where their brains ought to be, pretend that being drowned repeatedly and brought back from the edge of unconsciousness is a game that they all like to play after paintball. - DankBuddz, on 04/23/2009, -1/+28FTA:
"With each new revelation on U.S. torture in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gitmo (and who, knows, probably elsewhere), I am reminded of the chilling story of Alyssa Peterson, who I have written about numerous times in the past three years but now with especially sad relevance."
Read - catbeller, on 04/24/2009, -5/+30It was an invasion, not a war. We were the bad guys. The "cause" was a lie.
- PandaBearShenyu, on 04/23/2009, -3/+28Mikepunk, you are an idiot.
- IFEice, on 04/23/2009, -0/+24Accountability is a fundamental part of civilization.
And, asking if being accountable for your actions will help prevent similar actions from happening in the future, is a very dumb question. - Chrysalii, on 04/23/2009, -0/+24Shouldn't we be holding ourselves to a higher standard?
- ironhide, on 04/23/2009, -2/+25Imatellyouwhat - you're wrong.
"While KSM was arrested in March 2003, the plot was stopped in February 2002 -- more than a year earlier. Rove's tale could not possibly be true." - SpinningHead, on 04/23/2009, -1/+23You're angry because no one will date you. Am I right?
Guys also get ***** up when they are forced to do things like this to people. - Batfishy, on 04/23/2009, -1/+23silver - what nasty little digger were you yesterday? Did you once accuse me of stealing mens jobs?
LOL. Stop living in the dark ages, you kooky little person. - RabidAngel, on 04/23/2009, -1/+23We're truly at a crossroad for our country. I hope... I reallllly ***** hope... that these documents are being released as a prelude to prosecuting some sick mother ***** who used to be in power.
If not, well... America will never truly be able to hold her head up again. Ever. - SpinningHead, on 04/23/2009, -1/+21Will getting Osama bring anyone back? Does that mean he should not be held accountable? These guys dishonored our nation. Even high ranking officers in Iraq said that the biggest cause of US deaths were the symbols created by things like Abu Graib.
- leandrotami, on 04/24/2009, -2/+22Did you ever heard about the Geneva Convention? The one that keeps being ignored?
- InfernoX, on 04/23/2009, -2/+21First off, you immediately assume that because the plan was not known about that it would have been a successful attack. In case you didn't notice, airplane security has gone up one or two thousand levels since 9/11. I honestly believe that any such attack would not be successful.
Secondly, Just because terrorist won't be tortured doesn't mean they won't be interrogated. - oderdigg, on 04/23/2009, -3/+21You need to understand the English language a tad better before you spout your *****.
IrishJoe said the POLICIES of the Bush Administration kiilled a US solider.
Some people are idiots, and people like you make them look good. - inactive, on 04/23/2009, -2/+19This is a perfect example of how torture hurts everyone involved. It's amazing to me that so many of us just went along with this for most of the past decade. It's sad how quickly most of us abandoned our so-called "principles" the instant those principles were put to the test. We talk a big game about how we're "not like other nations", but the second those high-sounding words were actually tested, we folded like a house of cards. We knew all along what was happening. We saw the photos and heard the reports. But we just didn't care, because of ONE attack on American soil. We instantly sold out everything we ever cared about, and sold our soles to the NSA and TSA, all the while screaming "protect us at any cost". Only now are we beginning to see the true cost of that "protection".
- BrownieMix, on 04/23/2009, -1/+18Poor girl. =(
- pyg13, on 04/23/2009, -0/+16"But no one expects the Spanish...."
- Jlaugh, on 04/24/2009, -3/+19@Arpad
Why don't you volunteer to be tortured, and you can report back to us if you feel the same way afterwards. - Chrysalii, on 04/23/2009, -0/+15That has to be one of the saddest things I have ever read. I can't even begin to imagine being in her position.
- goot776, on 04/24/2009, -8/+23*****, I was in Tal Afar for about 10 months, 2006-2007. Sure, we captured prisoners, and didn't make them iced tea while we held them before handing them over the police, but I never saw ANY ridiculous torture like the stuff stated above. As an Army officer, I didn't want to have anything like that on my conscience after I got home. Hell, I even held the hand of a blindfolded, crying Iraqi teenager as we drove him back to base for questioning, so he would understand me and my guys were decent people. We grabbed him when he was in the area of an IED attack which killed a soldier of ours, but I had a gut feeling he wasn't involved - he had a short leg and couldn't walk very well. After I had cut his zipcuffs off and sat him down in the holding cell in our base, he reached out blindly, wanting to shake my hand, to thank me. I'll never forget that - that's when I knew that I had acted right. He saw my face later on, but he never found out who it was who took care of him on the trip over. I brought him back to his mom later that day, after questioning. When I saw them both burst into tears when they saw each other, I knew my gut feeling was right.
There were a lot of guys like me over there. To hell with any ranked officer telling me to act against my conscience. That's nothing to shoot yourself over, you do more harm than good that way. I believe this girl might have been a little troubled to begin with. It got pretty serious over there sometimes, and if you have no outlet, it can get to you. - Bushbasher42, on 04/24/2009, -7/+22She deserves a ***** posthumous medal of honor for this.
- mikelieman, on 04/23/2009, -2/+16If she wasn't *ordered* to act like an animal -- and told -- against her own direct knowledge -- that these criminal acts were permissible -- she would be alive today.
- Konrad9, on 04/23/2009, -2/+16That doesn't make it right you ***** moron.
- affiliatebroker, on 04/24/2009, -2/+15THERE you have the REAL Bush Government. They do not give a flying ***** HOOT about anything else. NOT EVEN the US Citizens.
And, ***** Bush is enjoying his new life.
PROSECUTE! - ironhide, on 04/23/2009, -2/+15bye bye
- SpinningHead, on 04/23/2009, -1/+14Dont blame grandpa. His generation held international tribunals for scum like this. Blame insecure Jack Bauer fans who know nothing of morality or the rule of law.
- Batfishy, on 04/23/2009, -1/+14"We're" not the same as ever.
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