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Originally posted by Lycanthrope
After hearing so much new information I decided to do a little more research on this whole subject. This IS more fucked up than I thought.
Rather than just spew out "we rule" "you suck" comments, I urge anyone interested, regardless of what stance you currently have, to read the entire Taguba report.
This was labled "secret", but Yahoo has a link to it, which is fucked up in itself, so I'm assuming it has since been declassified, but anyway...
one little excerpt:
(U) The 800th MP (I/R) units did not receive
Internment/Resettlement (I/R) and corrections specific
training during their mobilization period. Corrections
training is only on the METL of two MP (I/R)
Confinement Battalions throughout the Army, one
currently serving in Afghanistan, and elements of the
other are at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. MP units supporting
JTF-GTMO received ten days of training in detention
facility operations, to include two days of unarmed
self-defense, training in interpersonal communication
skills, forced cell moves, and correctional officer
safety. (ANNEX 19)
No specialists there. Those that were there had 10 days of training. 2 of which were spent teaching them how to cover their own asses... 
I believe the french fry guy at McDonalds gets more OJT.
A push button officer and 2 civilians seem to be at the crest of it all. Grand.
I still support our "troops", but god damn, what the hell happened to the "leadership"?
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I pat you on the back for doing some research into your post. But I am left with one question.
In the United State do you have to specificaly train people to not spit, beat, abuse, torture, etc. Is it just me or am I wrong in my belief that it`s common sense to no do things like this.
Pain in the ass.