Bush bids to block payouts to tortured soldiers
The White House is trying to block a compensation payout to American soldiers who were tortured in Iraqi prisons during the first Gulf War.Officials want the money to be spent on the reconstruction of...
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What are they going to do with the money? The soldiers I mean. Did your torture make you lose money? No, and it could be better used to help the people of Iraq. God forbid Bush should want that to...
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...I don't know, I sort of agree with Elysion, but it seems like they should get something... On the other hand, they knew things like that were a possibility before they signed up...
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I agree with Elysion and Zerosky. I was an Army infantrymen, and we ALL know what is at stake when we sign up. It makes me sick to hear about these fools bitching about money when they actually...
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Ah, that makes it a little clearer, I definitely agree with Enduros and Elysion...Quote:In a federal court ruling last year 17 men were awarded the right to claim from hundreds of millions of dollars...
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Quote:I partly missed that one... Hundreds of MILLIONS of dollars?? You've got to be kidding me... hmmm I dunno what that means exactly. Are they all going to split those hundreds of millions of...
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Quote:I can't wait until the people at the Pav get this... it's gonna be soooo good to nail 'em with the facts. Good luck! I won't hold my breath, though. And I'm not clear on how much the payout is...
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None of you are any better than the pavilion.You know you have the facts. They know they have the facts.They act condescending. You act condescending.Give it a rest. People have opinions, the only...
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well put robFor cheap eye surgery, touch eye to screen
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Although I have the utmost sympathy for these guys, I think that I have to agree with ZeroSky, Enduros and Elysion on this one.....those guys knew what they were getting into or at the very least, the...
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The guys got purple hearts right?What else do they expect. The country is at war now, just like it was then.
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www.msnbc.com/news/940846.asphere's some more info regarding the original ruling.******the 17 pow's from the gulf war were awarded $1 billion dollars by a federal judge--this ruling was based on laws...
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i think they should be compensated, just not nearly that much.I am sure if i joined the army i would expect war, not some brain washed freaks trying to mutilate me.For cheap eye surgery, touch eye to...
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Quote:on one hand, i agree with everyone else: the pows voluntarily enlisted and knew full well that capture and torture were possibilities of war. yet, on the other hand, the original ruling was...
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the reconstruction effort in iraq is an enormous undertaking and the estimated cost is astronomic. and, unfortunately, (despite pleas from the u.s.), many reconstruction pledges have been loan...
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Quote:Bush is asking these countries to forgive the debt so the Iraqis can get back on their feet.We forgave almost all of Europe's debt after WWII, why can't France forgive Iraqi's debt? I know why,...
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Quote:however, i worry about the ramifications of dismissing geneva convention violations. i believe, it was argued previously, that some nations only respond to financial repercussions...if the...
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