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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:14 PM Original message |
VIDEOS: Systematically Trained Abusive Soldiers |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. It was not always so |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Right ...they were still using the shield of "spreading democracy" then... but in VN, it was, |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Vet Nam was when I started to see the changes. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Agree ..... and then even further to the dark side in Afghanistan/Iraq ..... |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Bullshit |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I'd like to agree with you, but sadly it is the training .... unless we believe that |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Calling Bullshit |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 12:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Comments like that are NOT debate .... |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:12 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Why did your quote differ from your response? I'll show you |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 08:39 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. The accepted figure is 60,000 over all .... |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. So, you misquoted a bullshit # |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 01:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. I leave you to your vulgarities and delusions .... |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-10 06:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You can say most anything you want here |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. Psychopaths are born, sociopaths are made. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. No, actually it's not. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I'm going by what my cousin told when when he was in basic. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Is he a sociopath? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No. I was not meaning it turned them LITERALLY into sociopaths. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Edit: the necessary evil of killing. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:28 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Sounds like maybe you have a cousin who is disturbed |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Obviously, today's training continues to turn soldiers into murderers -- |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 12:50 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. You like to broad-brush, no surprise there. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. This Vet won't stand for listening or reading bullshit like that without letting it be known that |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. You're a vet who knew nothing about Operation Phoenix in Vietnam .... ??? |
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era veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:41 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Agree |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Have a feeling the "Cheney's" would always find a way to send someone else in their place ...! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Sy Hersh certainly knows what he's talking about -- and is not broad-brushing .... |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-15-10 06:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
26. Good god! What can we do! |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. torture threatens everyone |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Completely agree with you ..... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. I like to think that also |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Noam Chomsky often points out how essential it is for elites .... |
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