Pentagon to probe Gitmo beatings claim

[DoYouEverWonder]

Oct 6, 2006

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The Pentagon said Friday that it will investigate a Marine's sworn statement that guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and that they described it as common practice.

The Marine, a paralegal who was at the
U.S. Navy station in Cuba last month, alleges that several guards she talked to at the base club admitted routinely hitting detainees.

"From the whole conversation, I understood that striking detainees was a common practice," the sergeant wrote. "Everyone in the group laughed at the others' stories of beating detainees."

The woman's name was blacked out of a copy of a two-page affidavit provided to The Associated Press by a civilian defense attorney working with Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, the Marine Corps' defense coordinator for the Western United States and based at Camp Pendleton.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061007/ap_on_re_us/guantanamo_alleged_abuse;_ylt=An9ueuuc2n1dh5QBg1F48eKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

[rzemanfl]

1. Yawn.....uh, huh...yawn...., like that'll happen. Some enlisted guys

will catch some shit and that'll be the end of it.

[Drum]

2. 1) Lift rug, 2) engage broom. n/t

[patrick t. cakes]

7. lol funny

damn i love DU.

[0007]

9. It is now official....we are in a third world status

[peacetalksforall]

3. Lemmings: 1. They won't believe it happened. 2. They won't

believe it is worth investigating. 3. If it has to be invetigated, it is good that the Pentagon is doing it. 4. Soon they will say that the lawyer is from the ACLU, once had dinner with an Afghani, can't understand the need for torture because she is a female, has a friend who has a friend who worked for Clinton.

I am really angry today. Heard that our debt is twice as bad as stated.

[Zavulon]

4. Excellent news.

We can count on the Pentagon to conduct a thorough, fair and impartial investigation. :sarcasm:

[0rganism]

5. They'll do a whole lot more probing of the claimant, methinks

"Why do you hate America, you stinking paralegal? Don't you know we're at war with these terrorists? Now bend over and spread your cheeks, it's time for another probe."

[Rose Siding]

6. I hope they continue to protect her identity

[AIJ Alom]

8. Yeah, they'll shut up the people who leaked this info to the press and

then continue business as usual. Now who's up for a game of waterboarding at Camp Gitmo, where enemy combatants can get away from it all, near death experiences compliments of the Bush Administration.

[leesa]

10. Why waste our money?

[Hissyspit]

11. AP: Pentagon To Probe Gitmo Beatings Claim

(In other news, the fox hired to guard the henhouse...)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GUANTANAMO_ALLEGED_ABUSE?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US

Pentagon to Probe Gitmo Beatings Claim

By THOMAS WATKINS
Associated Press Writer

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) -- The Pentagon said Friday that it will investigate a Marine's sworn statement that guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as a common practice.

The Marine, a paralegal who was at the U.S. Navy station in Cuba last month, alleges that several guards she talked to at the base club said they routinely hit detainees.

"From the whole conversation, I understood that striking detainees was a common practice," the sergeant wrote. "Everyone in the group laughed at the others' stories of beating detainees."

- snip -

Pentagon spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Chito Peppler said defense officials "are reviewing this affidavit and will investigate these allegations fully." A call to the inspector general's office was not immediately returned

Navy Cmdr. Robert Durand, spokesman for the Joint Task Force that oversees detention facilities at Guantanamo, said the force "will participate fully with the inspector general to learn the facts of the matter and will take action where misconduct is discovered."

"Abuse or harassment of detainees in any form is not condoned or tolerated," Durand said.

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[longship]

12. You mean that thumbscrews are out as well?

How about "The Rack"? Umm. That too, eh?
Fingernail pulling? ...just checking. So that's a, No, too?
Surely, waterboarding is okay... You unAmerican asshole. Waterboarding is part of our patriotic heritage!!
:sarcasm:

[patrick t. cakes]

13. "abuse or harrasment is not condoned or tolerated"

or by god my name isnt navy cmdr. robert durand!!!

[mrdmk]

14. Hey, maybe we can nail a NCO with this one not to mention the

usual suspects.

Absolutely NO :sarcasm: what-so-ever!!!

[Freedom_from_Chains]

15. I guess you just don't want Americans to be safe do you

:sarcasm: as well.

[mrdmk]

16. Just because you are paranoid, does not mean that somebody

is not after you!

And that is the truth :hide: