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Ack, Gag, More Karpinski ...
EFLThe former military commander of Abu Ghraib prison claimed Saturday that she met an Israeli interrogator who was working at a secret facility in Iraq. Seriously now, canât we stuff a gasoline soaked rag in this Bitchâs mouth? Doesnât she have a clue to the damage she is doing...to the cause, certainly, but more importantly to the safety of American Troops??? Although Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski told the BBC in an interview that no Israelis were working at Abu Ghraib, she claimed that she met an Israeli interrogator at an undisclosed facility while she was escorting a retiring four-star general through Iraq last year. "He was clearly from the Middle East and he said, âwell I do some of the interrogation here, and of course, I speak Arabic but Iâm not an Arab, Iâm from Israel," Karpinski said in an interview with the Today program on BBC Radio 4. Unlike many here at Rantburg, I have no complaint against the press or the BBC, they are doing their job...my question is about military discipline...are General Officers allowed to blabber and blather on like this? Iâve said it before, and Iâll say it again, Why in the world isnât this woman in the stockade and facing a General Courts Martial for losing control of her command???? "My initial reaction was to kind of laugh because I thought maybe he was joking," Karpinski said. "He did look like he was an Israeli. At that time he didnât elaborate any more than to say that ... he was working with them and there was people from lots of different places that were involved in the operation," Karpinski said. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs Bureau issued a statement "emphatically denying" her information, saying that there was "no basis whatsoever to the reports." An Israeli presence in Iraq could further turn Arab opinion against the coalition. No shit, Sherlock. Karpinski, an Army Reserve officer, was relieved of duty in Iraq on January 17, a day after the coalition announced an investigation into allegations of abuse at Abu Ghraib. Relieved of duty was obviously not sufficent...she should have been summarily shot. This IS a war. In fairness and full disclosure, it is to be noted that no one has been more critical of the soldiers in the Abu Ghraib scandal than myself. I have forgiven them nothing, and my scorn reaches far up the chain of command on this for a bunch of reasons, too numerous to go into now. This includes the Memo writers and, having read the entire memo myself, included a call for disbarment of these attorneys...for crappy writing and giving really stupid advice. A serious country protects their soldiers from all kinds of threats...this would include threats from within the Army itself. All the field troops feel badly about this also, but most importantly, Abu Gabril put them in greater danger and made their difficult job even more difficult. (Sorry, rant off). Posted by: Traveller 2004-07-04 |
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