Abu Grhaib anyone?
Name: Steve Stein
Hometown: Acton, MA
My father-in-law used to tell the story of his capture by Germans in 1944. He was wounded in the leg, and found by a German officer. The officer had a son who was a POW in the U.S., who wrote of his good treatment by his U.S. captors. When the officer saw my father-in-law's dogtags identifying him as a Jew, the German pocketed them and did not reveal them to his authorities, probably saving my father-in-law's life. Our reputation for the humane treatment of POWs does matter - my children are living proof of that.
and in contrast:
Two Iraqis at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison were bitten by dogs as they were being handled by sergeants who were competing to see who could scare more detainees, a witness testified Tuesday
Torture is not an American virtue, thanks.
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