May 21, 2005
The London Sun published a photo of Saddam in his underwear.
The London Sun published a photo of Saddam in his underwear. Just like the Abu Ghirab prison scandal, it's clearly a violation of international conventions to publish photos of war prisoners in compromising positions. This falls under the description of 'public humiliation'. I read the story on CNN online. Right next to the photo of Saddam in his underwear. Doesn't that make CNN (along with the Sun) guilty of war crimes? Don't count on it. The lawyers are hard at work finding loopholes (that's their job after all). Technically, he's no longer a prisoner of war.
Four customers. All in uniform. I have a quick look at the lapels and shoulders. Two PFC's, a spec, and one sarge. Airborne Division. One is looking at guitars. Think this one will hold up well in the desert?, he (the sarge) asks. Unfortunately, I have to tell him it probably won't. The glue on these guitars melts at about 110 degrees F. You need a solid-body electric or something like an Ovation. Another (the spec) chimes in - we'll have to find you one over there. One of the PFC's is a girl no older than 19. Looking for maybe a book to read on the long flight. The other (PFC) looks no different than the pimply faced high school kids that try my guitars every day. All very somber. Very quiet. The eyes tell a story of recent anguish. Half-hearted smiles, but nervousness simmers beneath. All on their way over there.
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Technorati"I have a friend who just got back from the Soviet Union, and told me the people
there are hungry for information about the West. He was asked about many
things, but I will give you two examples that are very revealing about life in
the Soviet Union. The first question he was asked was if we had exploding
television sets. You see, they have a problem with the picture tubes on color
television sets, and many are exploding. They assumed we must be having
problems with them too. The other question he was asked often was why the
CIA had killed Samantha Smith, the little girl who visited the Soviet Union a
few years ago; their propaganda is very effective.
-- Victor Belenko, MiG-25 fighter pilot who defected in 1976
"Defense Electronics", Vol 20, No. 6, pg. 100
there are hungry for information about the West. He was asked about many
things, but I will give you two examples that are very revealing about life in
the Soviet Union. The first question he was asked was if we had exploding
television sets. You see, they have a problem with the picture tubes on color
television sets, and many are exploding. They assumed we must be having
problems with them too. The other question he was asked often was why the
CIA had killed Samantha Smith, the little girl who visited the Soviet Union a
few years ago; their propaganda is very effective.
-- Victor Belenko, MiG-25 fighter pilot who defected in 1976
"Defense Electronics", Vol 20, No. 6, pg. 100
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