New Yorker: Abu Ghraib abuses were 'de facto US policy'

Harman became increasingly unnerved by what she witnessed, and said she would simply try to forget whatever had happened the day before with each new morning. She was asked how the other MPs could participate in the abuses without similar reservations.

"They're more patriotic," is all she could say.

This is why patriotism is often called "the last refuge of a scoundrel."

The Americans who have been caught torturing in Iraq are arguably no better than the Germans during World War II. Neither group could/can muster the courage to refuse to carry out illegal orders.

These same Americans who are "f---ed in the head" are coming back to man/woman our police forces all over the country or work for Blackwater and other "security" firms. Where else would they find work after this? They and their guns will be turned on the public very soon as economic conditions continue to deteriorate. That could be you in that pile someday.