Comments on: Taliban Seize US Soldier, ‘Sell’ to Militant Clan

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:10:16 +0000

Markdavid, you can be certain that what that Marine will face will be far worse than anything that happened at Gitmo. As bad as some of the treatment of detainees has been, it has not included rape, which is SOP for those unfortunate enough to be captured by the Afghans. Ask any Russian unlucky enough to have been captured by the Mujehaddin, if you can find one who survived the experience.

By: Daily Briefing — 2nd-3rd July 2009 « Little Alex in Wonderland

Daily Briefing — 2nd-3rd July 2009 « Little Alex in Wonderland — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:55:38 +0000

[...] A reportedly drunk soldier was kidnapped and sold to a local clan in Afghanistan. (AntiWar.com) [...]

By: markdavid

markdavid — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:20:33 +0000

Well I hope they are as upstanding as the U.S. military and don't torture this soldier. But I guess they can just turn to the U.S. Army Field Manual chapter on this subject if they are confused with what is and what is not torture. Certainly they can legally waterboard this person and not feel guilty. Stress positions, sleep depravation, insects, beatings, forced feeding, slamming his head against a wall, I believe all of these are o.k. by U.S. standards because he is an enemy combatant.
Funny, I bet the Taliban will probably treat this person with more respect than any Afgan "suspect" in U.S. custody. Or will they rendition this person to a far away land; does the CIA work as a consultancy in these cases for a fee? I wish him well regardless of his complicity in helping to spread democracy to Afghanistan.

By: xjlm

xjlm — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:42:26 +0000

"US officials denied the reports, claiming the Taliban were known liars." This must be an attempt at comedy. Yeah, the Taliban. Didn't they invade some other country looking for Weapons Of Mass Destruction, or something?