"George M. Middius" wrote in message
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paul packer said:

These guys werre hillbillies from Cumberland, Maryland.
I think they acted out of common meanness; they are
waaaay to unsophisticated to understand anything
about Muslim culture. I live fairly close to that
area and have had work assigneetns up there,
so I know what its like up there in the mountains
of Western Maryland.


Fair enough, but I saw a documentary that went into the details of the
humiliation and strongly suggested that someone had taken the trouble
to find out what would most demean and shame an Arab male. The case
for such careful research was very strong. The suggestion was not that
the guards knew what they were doing, but that Special Forces had
instructed them.

I heard something like that... Supposedly the soldiers got the "soften
them up" orders from "Army intelligence officers". They probably had a
brand-new handbook with guidelines like "Don't make them dance around
naked because it's humiliating for them."


This problem was confined to one shift, the nighshift.
The other two shifts didn't do this. I don't think
they were directed.