A McClatchy investigation found that instead of confining terrorists, Guantanamo often produced more of them by rounding up common criminals, conscripts, low-level foot soldiers and men with no allegiance to radical Islam — thus inspiring a deep hatred of the United States in them — and then housing them in cells next to radical Islamists.That this happened is really no surprise.
In a classified 2005 review of 35 detainees released from Guantanamo, Pakistani police intelligence concluded that the men — the majority of whom had been subjected to "severe mental and physical torture," according to the report — had "extreme feelings of resentment and hatred against USA."No shit, which is why the NYPD and other police departments have made so many friends in minority communities. It's one of the reasons why the French lost Algeria; if you abuse the inhabitants of an area, all you do is make enemies.
That the Bush Administration and the US Army was ignorant of history is no real shock. George W. Bush has been the best recruiter that the Islamic militants have ever had.
We will be reaping the results of this for many years to come.
Invaders and occupiers MUST inspire fear and loathing. Since they are always outnumbered, and do not fight for their homeland, they must have menas to counteract patriotic resistance.
ReplyDeleteViolence against inhabitants, and physicqal intimidation are just about the only weapons they have...
Murder, torture, beatings, rape, always accompany invading troops, everywhere...
Really. We raped, tortured and murdered the inhabitants of Germany, Italy and Japan?
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I know about the conduct of the Red Army in Germany. When you look at how the Germans conducted themselves when they invaded to the east, it is a miracle that the Soviet soldiers didn't kill every German citizen they found.
Well, they had to be good at something. Imbeciles. Criminals.
ReplyDeleteIf I don't know you and you throw a glass of water into my face, I'm gonna dislike you immediately.
ReplyDeleteIf you waterboard me, I'm gonna hate you and want to get even.
End of story.