Word: ghraib
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...cold and inhuman acts of abuse committed at the Abu Ghraib prison are, sadly, the first signs of the decline of a great power. CLAUDIA ESLAVA Miami...
...former u.s. soldier who served in Iraq, I am ashamed of the abuse inflicted on Abu Ghraib prisoners by American troops [May 17]. The actions shown in the photographs were deliberate, and the soldiers' excuse that they were simply following orders is absurd. Every U.S. service member has the right to decline an order that is morally wrong. All the proper training in the world cannot replace a lack of morals. This scandal undermines everything that I and many others did to help the Iraqi people. ROSS EDWARDS Palatine...
...should be angered by the extensive outrage over Abu Ghraib. It's easy for people to judge those soldiers, but I thank them for the job they are doing. They are dealing with fighters who kill Americans without thought or concern. The critics should shut up, unless they are willing to put their lives on the line. CHASE HOOZER Houston...
Although the conduct of a few American soldiers was abhorrent, even more repulsive were the crimes of the Iraqis who burned and hanged four of our citizens. Next time the media show pictures from Abu Ghraib, they should also run photos of the charred remains of U.S. civilians. Who was being inhumane? LINDA GRANT Roselle...
President Bush has apologized for the torture of Iraqi prisoners. Now it is time for Muslim clerics to denounce the terrorists or admit that Islam is fighting a war with us--a religious war. The Abu Ghraib pictures were not meant for public distribution, unlike the videos of the beheadings of noncombatants taped by Islamic murderers. The mullahs must show that this barbaric behavior is not tolerated--or admit to being accomplices. MARK PRICE Houston...