Saddam cut out tongues, cut off limbs, had people thrown off buildings and there are films and survivors to prove it. In my view that is far worse than just mistreatment. While our soldiers mistreated the prisoners this was not in the strict sense of the word torture as the main stream press would have us believe. This incident happened months before the pictures were made public and the military was already taking steps to discipline those involved. The fact that this incident was kept in the headlines for so long while the death of Nick Berg and the 4 that were killed, burned and displayed as they were distributing food (non combatants) was quickly forgotten is all the proof I need to know that this constant barrage of hand wringing is politically motivated by those who wish Bush to lose the upcoming election. What hypocrisy! 40 years ago there were more hoods at a Robert Byrd birthday party than there ever was at Abu Ghraib.
