Subj : Re: BSG To : alt.tv.farscape From : John I Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 15:45:59 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape weirdwolf wrote: > Nick wrote in news:Xns96DE60B297563ndtcm@ > 204.153.244.170: > >> John I wrote: >> >>> Nick wrote: >>>> TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Be sure to read the URL John posted. http://tinyurl.com/8ko7r. It >>>>> is now obvious that this goes way beyond Abu Graib - that it was >>>>> widespread and that the military is still trying to cover it up. >>>> >>>> >>>> A lot of that is really bad but some of these things I look at and >>>> think, so what? For example: "Detainees were also stacked, fully >>>> clothed, in human pyramids and forced to hold five-gallon water jugs >>>> with arms outstretched or do jumping jacks until they passed out, >>>> the report says." >>>> >>>> This stuff looks like really mild fraternity initiation rituals or >>>> even high-school football practice. >>>> Breaking bones and beatings are one thing, but this other stuff is >>>> laughable. >>>> >>> >>> Trun off Rush radio. It is a proven fact that it will actually make >>> you dumber. >> >> >> So you have been listening to it, eh? >> >> Actually, I don't listen to political radio. >> But I did go to catholic school and military basic training and have > had >> to do similar things to these. >> > > We did the same sort of things for fun training as well, it's not the > actual exercise but the way in that its done. For example if you are told > that "the first person to put their arms down is going to have to do say > 50 push ups" is a lot different to "the first person to put his arms down > is going to get seven shades of living shit beaten out of him by Sargent > Bubba here". > Ted > And it is clearly different if it's your team or a group of helpless prisoners. The child rape and torture are strictly for the Varsity team, though. .