RIGHTWINGSPARKLE

Citizen Smash is ANGRY:

"Let’s be honest: some people are secretly delighted about the recently released FBI memos. They feel vindicated, because when they first read the Newsweek allegations, it confirmed some dark suspicions they covet regarding our military. They were openly disappointed when Newsweek retracted the story. Most will never admit it publicly, but they want the stories to be true, so they can use them to shame their political enemies.

If this describes you at all, I ask you to pause and reflect on this for a moment: in your eagerness to score some cheap partisan points, are you advancing the agenda of the same terrorists who attacked us on September 11, 2001? Consider who has the most to gain from spreading these rumors. Yes, that’s exactly what they are: rumors. The FBI memos didn’t reveal any new information – these same allegations have been floating around for over two years. A thorough reading of these “new” transcripts would leave any reasonable person doubting the sincerity of the detainees. Many of them are repeating hearsay. Others, when confronted with evidence countering their claims, admit to lying to the investigators.

Remember, most of the men in Camps X-Ray and Delta were captured in Afghanistan, while actively engaged in combat against U.S and Coalition forces. Al Qaeda doctrine calls on captured terrorists to allege torture at every opportunity, regardless of how they are actually treated. So why would any American give the words of captured terrorists more credence than those of the US military?

As a veteran and as an American, I am deeply angered that any of my countrymen would be so willing to defame our military and our nation’s honor for cheap partisan gain. The allegations may or may not be true – the Pentagon claims that are “not credible,” while the ACLU is convinced that they have concrete evidence of torture. But all other things being equal, don’t our men and women in uniform deserve the benefit of the doubt?

Or does the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” only apply to wealthy celebrities and enemy combatants?"

The saddest thing of all is that it is people within our own country not giving the soldiers the benefit of the doubt. And we all know who they are.