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Originally Posted by AndrewJames
I see your point, but this would show the the iraqies that we accept them as a culture and as a country, and not as children or guests in there own land. This was a crime on there soil, while we shall try them over it under our law, they should perhaps be also tried and sentences under there law. the stupidity and sheer brutal nature of the crime makes for such a punishment.
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Whatever happened to the old principle of sub judice?
Whatever happened to the belief in innocent until proven guilty?
As serving soldiers they are facing right now a court martial, it is right that the Army do this but also whoever their supervising officer was must also be asked questions as well as the officer who ordered punishment against the ali babas.
Iraq, no way, Iraq has probably not sufficiently recovered to operate a judicial system and the result of your suggestion may mean their doom at the hands of an excited lynch mob. Remember, Arab TV stations are not quite like our own as public opinion may have been told all sorts of half truths.
It's a very sad affair, in war awful things can happen, soldiers undergo extraordinary levels of stress, but there is no excuse for treating prisoners badly.