On Abu Ghraib cover-ups

Here's a Salon.com article that was published today about soldiers who were swiftly sent to psychiatric counselling for combat stress problems once they reported that they were witnessing torture. What is interesting about the reporter writing this was that he's not just a journalist, he served in Iraqi Operation Freedom.

Whitewashing torture?

A veteran sergeant who told his commanding officers that he witnessed his colleagues torturing Iraqi detainees was strapped to a gurney and flown out of Iraq -- even though there was nothing wrong with him.

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By David DeBatto

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Tonight's wine tasting at Ink left me in a most friendly mood. Especially the champagne and white-chocolate strawberries. This was not exactly the type of mood one should be in to do web design, however.

Oh well. So back to web designage for my school project.