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REVEALING PICTURES SHOCK AMERICA

The pictures of U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners
stunned the world, but few people were as shocked as
Americans themselves. "How could this have happened -- our
soldiers doing such terrible things?" a Chicago woman asked,
her mind swirling in disbelief. "I haven't been this shocked
since I learned the truth about Santa."

"Those pictures aren't real," her husband said. "I'll bet
anything those Iraqi prisoners were just demonstrating to
our troops how Saddam treated them. An American soldier
would never put a leash on another person, not unless the
person barked."

"You're probably right," the woman said. "Our troops are the
best-trained, most disciplined military force in the world.
And let's not forget that they're in Iraq on a humanitarian
mission. They're goodwill ambassadors, that's what they
are!"

Other Americans were more willing to accept the possibility,
however preposterous, that U.S. troops are capable of
misdeeds. "It's a war," a Las Vegas man said. "Bad things
happen during wars. People get killed, people get injured,
people get photographed in the buff. Losing your life is a
lot worse than losing your pants."

"Perhaps the troops just misunderstood an order," added his
friend. "Perhaps they heard that the general wanted to
inspect a row of privates."

"A few troops went astray," a New York man said. "This is
what happens when you take a bunch of young Americans and
send them to a faraway country where they have to create
their own entertainment. So they put a woman's panty over a
man's face -- you'll see the same trick at just about any
night club in New York."

Many were quick to point out that the soldiers' actions, as
perverse as they seem, do not reflect America or Americans.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld noted that "the United
States is a wonderful country and it's filled with fine,
honorable people who don't do things like that, and we have
our armed forces that are filled with honorable people who
don't do things like that. Even our prisons are filled with
honorable people who don't do things like that."

He pledged his support for a thorough investigation into the
abuses, including a background check on the accused soldiers
to make sure they are really Americans. "The possibility
exists," Rumsfeld said, "that they forged all their
documents and are actually from Canada. As you know, the
U.S.-Canada border is very porous. Canadians are always
posing as Americans, just to make our country look bad. John
Kerry, for example, is a Canadian. Most people don't know
that."

Rumsfeld emphasized that the abuse of Iraqi prisoners is
"unacceptable and certainly un-American." His words were
amazingly similar to those uttered by other world leaders.

President Natsagiin Bagabandi of Mongolia: "We condemn the
actions of the soldiers in the Iraqi prison. Their behavior
is unacceptable and certainly un-Mongolian."

President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan: "We were
shocked to see the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners. These
abuses are unacceptable and certainly un-Kazakhstani."

But such statements offer little solace to the abused
prisoners and Iraqis in general. "I can't believe the
Americans anymore," one prisoner said. "They said, 'Good
news. We're here to liberate you.' And then they liberated
us of our clothes."

"To make matters worse," another prisoner said, "a female
soldier kept pointing at our private parts and saying, 'Free
at last, free at last!'"

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