Military - December 2006

Navy veteran accuses U.S. military of holding him prisoner
By Matt O'Connor

CHICAGO - A Chicago man who worked for an Iraqi contractor alleged Monday he was imprisoned in a U.S. military compound in Baghdad, held incommunicado for more than three months and subjected to interrogation techniques "tantamount to torture."

In a federal lawsuit filed in Chicago, Donald Vance, 29, a Navy veteran, charged that his constitutional rights were trampled by American military interrogators even though they knew he was a U.S. citizen.

"I couldn't believe they did this to any human being," said Vance in a telephone interview.

Vance was taken into custody without charges in April. While imprisoned at Camp Cropper near Baghdad International Airport, Vance said, he was held in solitary confinement in a continuously lit, windowless and extremely cold cell as loud heavy metal and country music blared nonstop. Vance said the military men loved to torture and said "this is for America".

2006-12-19 05:18:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's say we get 1000 Canadians and 1000 Danes on a giant online Halo (or similar war game) battle and the winner gets Hans Island. Sound OK?

2006-12-19 05:01:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This was deleted quesiton. Re-posting it.

2006-12-19 04:08:48 · 18 answers · asked by InTROLLigent 3

Hi, hope someone can help. I am quite interested in the Spanish Civil War but have not formally studied it. I just can't understand why the allies took out Mussolini and Hitler but not Franco (who was helped by Hitler). Was it because Franco kept Spain out of the war, because the allies were war weary or was there some sort of deal? Or were the US afraid that Spain would go communist?

2006-12-19 04:03:14 · 22 answers · asked by Jae 2

Hamas and Fatah terrorists continue to shoot, shell and kidnap each other, making mincemeat out of a declared ceasefire. Four deaths were reported by Tuesday afternoon. IDF sources: no civil war.

At least one unidentified Gaza Arab was killed Tuesday morning, when Palestinian Authority militiamen from the two competing factions waged a gun battle near the Shiba Hospital in Gaza City. Several people found themselves trapped inside a nearby mosque for fear of getting shot in the crossfire.

By later in the day, two more men - members of Fatah - had been killed, shortly after being kidnaped. Their bodies were found in the street. Hamas denied involvement.

The clashes involved the elite forces of PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and the well-trained and well-equipped Hamas terrorist militia. IDF sources said on Monday that several Hamas fighters are being trained in Iran.

2006-12-19 03:56:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 03:46:30 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked a question before about war and terrorism being one in the same, and even though I received many answers stating that war and terrorism are two different things, when they broke either thing down and defined the words respectively the same definitions applied to both words.

My outcome is that terrorist events are acts of war, whether directed at civilians or the military, pleanty of civilians are going to get murdered. This is what war is all about and this is what terrorism is all about.

Terrorism is the same exact thing as being on the offensive during acts of war.

The war that was billed "The War To End All Wars" could have been called "The war to end all terrorism," or "The terrorist act that will end all wars."

Are not the two words completely interchangable?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061218064126AAbMgqS

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2006-12-19 03:40:33 · 8 answers · asked by Brotherhood 7

i would be on the souths....we would team up with mexico,wipe out the north,then turn on the mexicans and own the entire country. what would you do and who would you fight for?

2006-12-19 03:33:48 · 14 answers · asked by disciple 1

2006-12-19 03:29:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

think about it...95% of Americans wouldnt even know what to do in a situation like that. my guess is the only people that would survive are hillbillies/rednecks and of course the rich politicians....but most of us would be killed due to never having to deal with war in our own backyards...we have lived way to sheltered (not that,thats a bad thing) but if poo ever hit the fan here,and the enemy reached our soil (say the chinese army) most of us wouldnt make it...
think about the movie "red dawn"

2006-12-19 03:28:40 · 12 answers · asked by disciple 1

I read somewhere that a scholar in military studies said that "The disposition of territory acquired under the principle of conquest must be conducted according the laws of war." I think that this is a very important quote, and I would like to get more information about the details involved.

In the simplest terms, apparently, the meaning of this sentence is that territory acquired by conquest will be under "military occupation" which at some point will be followed by a "peace settlement." If there is a cession of territory, there must be a formal "peace treaty."

It is pretty clear that this concept rules out "conquest followed by outright annexation" of territory.

So, I would like to get more information about this entire matter, including authoritative references, additional information, additional points of view, explanations, etc. I believe that this falls in the realm of military studies.

2006-12-19 03:27:57 · 4 answers · asked by Overseas E 3

why do you think you are so bloody good? your Army kills there allies, you eat far to much food, you come on here with your arrogant views that dont even make any sense, you bang on about how you save us all in the wars what happened in Vietnam?, Cuba beats you at Baseball, George Bush is a prick, you cant drink until you are 21, the new mustang in crap, Fergie sings about London Bridge (the one in the video is Tower Bridge!) only 10% of your country has a passport and if you came across a roundabout you would crap your fat pants.

2006-12-19 03:11:16 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous

y is it that most pple were very into the war in Iraq at the beginning and then when their children, husbands, cousins, family were put into it they became very against it. how is that wat pple should do shouldnt they support it no matter wat?

2006-12-19 03:10:19 · 7 answers · asked by Nicoble 3

In late 2002, the U.S. Navy Intelligence community tracked a merchant vessel leaving North Korea and bound for the Middle East. More specifically, it was headed to Yemen --- the same country where the USS Cole had been bombed in a terrorist action just 2 years before.

We tracked the vessel for days. The decision was made to intercept the vessel and verify it's cargo. Spanish special forces boarded the ship and found missiles.

Several types of SCUD missiles, short to medium range, were found. The SCUD can be weaponized in unconventional forms which means it can deliver WMD. SCUD missiles can deliver chemical, biological, and possibly even nuclear warheads.

A clear victory for the U.S., right? WRONG. Bush gave the missiles AND the ship back. Yemen got to keep their missiles and the vessel SoSan was allowed to continue on to Germany where it picked up precursor ingredients for CHEMICAL WEAPONS. It was then allowed to bring those precursor ingredients back to North Korea.

WMD? Sorry, wrong answer. If you've been shouting out your "yes" in support of Bush's supposed war against terrorism, then please provide me with an intelligible response to this error.

2006-12-19 02:32:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-19 02:11:35 · 29 answers · asked by Never 1

Is there active duty in the National Guard? I'm still trying to decide which I should join. NG, Army, Navy. I'm just not sure yet. Can any of you give your point of views on them all. Why one is better than the other. And so forth. Thanks alot. God Bless.

2006-12-19 01:45:36 · 9 answers · asked by Kimberly 2

"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it"

"We follow orders or people die. Its that simple"

"You're damn right I issued that code red!"

2006-12-19 01:36:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

When the notion came up about some Iraq soldiers being in the military to get training and weapons and later fight against the USA the people were outraged. That would never happen how could you say that. It is not unheard of to have a spy. I was just wondering if I was the only one who thought that was a possissibility? Is there anyone else out there who thinks that could be a possissibility?

2006-12-19 01:33:09 · 3 answers · asked by Steven 6

I beleive Iraq war is unexplaned stiuation,because USA & UN are the people to finish this war,but we can't see any move to end this war.The whole world is waiting to see USA workout it part,similar to Mideast.Am sure we are all confused.Now am sure we can play our part.Lets agree together to help our friends.

2006-12-19 01:27:41 · 5 answers · asked by kelvin m 1

2006-12-19 01:20:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think each drill instructor plays a certain "role". there is always, from talking to other former marines, one junior DI that loves to give recruits hell. looks like his main job is to be very sadistic. the other junior DI is, he can also be pure terror also but he teaches alot of marine corps knowledge. and for the senior DI, he is more like the father figure. he still can scream and holla at times but he mostly plays the father role and at least once or twice, he nonchalantly told one of the juniors to lighten up. my question is to all former marines, does this pattern sounds familiar during their boot camp?

2006-12-19 01:07:32 · 8 answers · asked by Beaujock 1

2006-12-18 23:21:45 · 10 answers · asked by malavalla 3

2006-12-18 23:11:54 · 26 answers · asked by Alex Nipal 2

2006-12-18 23:06:17 · 4 answers · asked by Irb 1

2006-12-18 22:14:29 · 17 answers · asked by mesun1408 6

What was the plan A?
To simply attack Iraq , get to Baghdad topple the Saddams Statue and then fly back to US? I would really luv to know how bush planned to fight the war against Iraq?
Was there ever a plan B?

2006-12-18 20:44:13 · 20 answers · asked by johny harlow 2

Hitler? Mao Ze Dong? Saddam Hussein? Stalin? or Nero?

2006-12-18 20:44:08 · 7 answers · asked by Bryan R 2

We already know the election system and government system works in Iraq. The last issues would be security and the economy, once we stabilize their market then security. As we stated the 'Domino Retreat', which means other Mid-East nations will give in to democracy when it works in Iraq, troops should decrease in the region to reduce the power of extremists. The military should leave the region built up as a safeguard, officially giving the power of offense and defense to the President of Iraq similar to our Constitution.

2006-12-18 20:28:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Soldiers and Civilians

2006-12-18 20:22:42 · 1 answers · asked by harshoshanim 1

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2006-12-18 20:11:07 · 32 answers · asked by bbobski79 2