July 29, 2003

But I thought WE were the GOOD guys...

We've been hearing a lot about how we're now getting better and more intelligence from Iraqis lately. Seems we're resorting to some criminal tactics in order to do so.

Col. David Hogg, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, said tougher methods are being used to gather the intelligence. On Wednesday night, he said, his troops picked up the wife and daughter of an Iraqi lieutenant general. They left a note: "If you want your family released, turn yourself in." Such tactics are justified, he said, because, "It's an intelligence operation with detainees, and these people have info." They would have been released in due course, he added later.

The tactic worked. On Friday, Hogg said, the lieutenant general appeared at the front gate of the U.S. base and surrendered.

Yep, you read that right. Hostages. Not only it is wrong, and probably counter-productive, as CalPundit notes, but it's also a war crime, since it's pretty obvious the wife and daughter weren't being picked up or "detained" on the basis of any intelligence they might personally have.

I think I'm going to be sick. Our goverment already is.

Posted by thorswitch at July 29, 2003 12:42 AM | TrackBack


Comments

Yeah, Amnesty International has problems with the way our troops are behaving themselves. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1004820,00.html and http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1004537,00.html and http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,1004292,00.html.

My guess is that the Iraqis and the American forces are going to be like the Israelis and Palestinians, with the neverending back-and-forth violence.

Posted by: Robert at July 29, 2003 02:27 AM

I'm against the Bush administration on most issues and was against going into Iraq in the first place( From the getgo it was hyped up B.S.) However i fully support what ever measures are neccesary by the field commanders to get results and to protect the troops in teir charge. It truly sucks for the civilians and the innocent iraqis but the fault is that of the administration for committing force in the first place. I don't in anyway beleive in a humane war. That is why military action should never be entered into lightly or for personal and political reasons.

Out.

Posted by: trequad at July 29, 2003 08:53 AM

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