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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 05:04 PM
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NEWSWEEK: Truth About Torture
A courageous soldier and a determined senator demand clear standards.


Prisoners at Abu Ghraib


By Michael Hirsh
Newsweek

Nov. 7, 2005 issue - Army Capt. Ian Fishback is plainly a very brave man. Crazy brave, even. Not only has the 26-year-old West Pointer done a tour in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, he has had the guts to suggest publicly that his boss, Donald Rumsfeld, lied to Congress. After making headlines a month ago for alleging that systematic interrogation abuses occurred in Iraq—and that the Pentagon was not forthright about it—the plain-spoken Fishback went back to Fort Bragg, N.C. He is now practicing small-unit tactics in the woods for a month as part of Special Forces training. After that, he hopes to fight for his country once again overseas.

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Nothing Without Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 05:08 PM
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1. Recommended with thanks. Very important. n/t
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 05:11 PM
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2. Thanks for posting.
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 05:18 PM
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3. it's all so dispicable ...
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AlamoDemoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 06:11 PM
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4. Thanks for posting n/t
:kick: and Recommended
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Mnemosyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 06:27 PM
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5. .
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ohtransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 09:46 PM
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6. Proud to recommend and kick! n/t
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mopinko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 10:07 PM
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7. Crazy brave,
here here. we salute you sir.
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 10:54 PM
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8. Thank you Capt. Fishback for speaking the truth. n.t
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 11:25 PM
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9. yes, a real SALUTE to the man, he deserves it ...
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texpatriot2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-30-05 11:27 PM
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10. Good idea. This one is for the courageous Capt.
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