4th Infantry Division Lt. Colonel may face Court Martial for Torturing Prisoner

[rjain]

The Colonel confessed to a commanding officer immediately after he finished the interrogation, didn't he?

 

[Witling]

Rjain, I don't know the facts of the case, but IMHO, it would take something fairly unusual -- like a confession that the commanding officer couldn't ignore -- to get this to court. This kind of stuff -- and much worse -- happens all the time, on both sides.

 

[Hecubus2000]

Where is Jesse Jackson now? They should give this soldier a medal.

 

[rjain]

It sounded to me like the Colonel immediately knew he was in for some serious punishment. He was in direct violation of the Geneva Convention (but doesn't the US not acknowledge its legitimacy?). He is technically a war criminal. I don't know if war crimes are normal military procedure, but if they are, what's the point in calling them crimes?