Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,915 posts)

2. The Russian military doesn't need orders to torture

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 05:39 PM

Oct 2022

They would have done it whether Putin was in charge or not. Torture and other atrocities under military occupations is the rule on this planet, not the exception. Militaries that can "behave" is pretty much limited to Western military powers.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium [View all] Jilly_in_VA Oct 2022 OP

This is all being done by order of Putin because he cannot win militarily. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #1

The Russian military doesn't need orders to torture DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2022 #2

True, but he is giving awards to those soldiers who torture. Irish_Dem Oct 2022 #3

Ukraine is slowly taking their country back ...... Lovie777 Oct 2022 #4