US Soldier: "I've been in the army for 31 years.This is the first time I thought I was in the mafia"

[sabra]

http://tnjn.com/2008/feb/06/journalist-seymour-hersh-speak/

Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh used his breakthrough and world-renowned evidence to deliver his fascinating and controversial perspective on the war in Iraq and the Bush administration in the UC Auditorium Wednesday, Feb. 6.

Hersh, who focuses his journalistic research on atrocities, performed in the name of national security, speaking against the War in Iraq.

"We're losing. It's going nowhere fast," he said.

...

Hersh also spoke about the Abu Ghraib prison where U.S. Military men and women inflicted sadistic acts of torture upon Iraqi prisoners. Hersh spoke with a U.S. Military Cadet who was connected with Abu Ghraib.

"I've been in the army for 31 years. This is the first time I thought I was in the mafia," the man said about the hushed nature of what went on at the prison.

These inhuman acts that soldiers are being ordered to perform in and outside of the prison make it a scary time for young people who are in the army today, Hersh explained. He discussed the large amount of young soldiers in Iraq who are returning home mentally damaged. Hersh attributed such atrocities to the complete lack of moral leadership by the president.

[mike_c]

1. a cadet for 31 years...?

Someone wasn't proof-reading, I suspect.

[Greyskye]

3. That jumped out at me as well.

:wtf:

[TroglodyteScholar]

8. F'real...

All I know is glaring errors like this certainly don't reflect well on the source.

[Maat]

2. What a quote!

I'll never forget my husband and I turning to other BEFORE * invaded and saying, "Another Vietnam; they're setting atrocities." It was HORRIBLE to get that right.

The U.S. Government never learns.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

4. No, the right wing wackos and robber barons who have dominated

the Republican party, never learn.

I am so ashamed to call myself an American these days. It just keeps get worse and worse. And no one will ever be held to account for these crimes. That is what sickens me the most. They'll be allowed to get away with it.

[Maat]

5. I'm just sad, but ..

I'm never going to give up.

[htuttle]

6. He should have paid attention to what Smedley Butler wrote about the US military

He would have realized he was in the mafia a lot sooner than he did...

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Going nowhere fast? My speciality. Smirk." - Commander AWOL