From: Blunderov (squooker@mweb.co.za)
Date: Sun May 23 2004 - 05:33:18 MDT
rhinoceros
Sent: 23 May 2004 04:39 AM
[rhinoceros]
Yes, all those cameras in Abu Ghraib prison... where did they come from?
Strange.
Naive conjecture 1: Snapshots from standard prison surveillance system. I
don't have the technical knowledge to support this.
Naive conjecture 2: It became a fad among the guards.
(Dirty minded version: Someone would pay for the photos.)
Paranoid conjecture: A neocon expert on psychological warfare came up with a
short-sighted theory that the shock would cause despair and paralysis to the
majority of the Iraqis (in common speech, they would be terrorized).
---- [Blunderov] After much searching I have managed to find the following article which seems to suggest that your (not very) naïve conjecture 2 is the most probable explanation. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/special_packages/iraq/866956 1.htm?1c Abu Ghraib photos reveal effect of ubiquitous cameras BY CAROL ROSENBERG Miami Herald <excerpt> BAGHDAD, Iraq - An American general's bodyguard carries his camera in his ammo vest. A U.S. Army medic tucks his camera in his first aid bag. Soldiers protecting convoys bring cameras along inside their Humvees. From the prison camps to the front lines, pocket cameras, many digital ones capable of whizzing uncensored images home, are nearly as standard among American soldiers' gear as rifles and dog tags. </exerpt> [Blunderov] To be stationed at Abu Ghraib was apparently not without its compensations according to http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9556450%255E401,00.html <excerpt> Private Lynndie England - who became notorious after a photo showing her holding an Iraqi prisoner on a dog's leash at Abu Ghraib prison became public - was seen engaged in graphic sex acts with other soldiers in front of Iraqi prisoners, Pentagon officials said. One Congressman said: "Almost everybody was naked all the time." Another added: "She was having sex with numerous partners. It appeared to be consensual." </excerpt> Best Regards --- To unsubscribe from the Virus list go to <http://www.lucifer.com/cgi-bin/virus-l>
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