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Accused in POW scandal, soldier tells of questions -- Okay, you know what? The part of the article that bugs me is this part ...

The alleged abuses of prisoners were "stupid, kid things — pranks," Terrie England said. "And what the (Iraqis) do to our men and women are just? The rules of the Geneva Convention, does that apply to everybody or just us?"

Because --

a.) "Stupid, kid things -- pranks" -- Pranks?! Correct me if I'm wrong, but if kids in the United States were caught doing shit like this to other kids, they'd still get in trouble, right? That hasn't changed or anything, has it?

And b.) Yes, the Geneva Convention rules apply to everyone. That means that the Iraqis who did bad things should be punished, AND your schmuck of a relative who took pictures of them faking sex acts should be punished. But smooth move there, trying to divert attention like that. Sick, but smooth.

Look, maybe they were told to do it by their superiors, maybe they weren't. But the fact is, "I was under orders" doesn't really have a good history of working as a excuse in the military, and "I didn't know the law" (a bogus excuse in this case) doesn't have a good history of working anywhere.

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Why am I going to work right now?

Oh, that's right. Because I'm a dumbass. Thanks for the reminder.

*slaps self upside the head*

No, moron, going in for two hours of work that will ultimately count as nine is not stupid. Snap out of it.

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This post brought to you by the Royal Institute for Talking-To-Myself-Isn't-Fun-Unless-I-Share-It-With-Everybody Disease.

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So, remember how I got that phone call from Bosslady last night at midnight? And remember how I thought she was drunk but she said she wasn't?

Apparently, she was drunk. Very drunk. It's entirely possible there is no liquor left in Georgetown. I got to work this morning to find Lieutenant Asshat (who was supposed to be there), and Bossman (who wasn't, and also got a phone call from Bosslady begging him to come in today). From talking to Lieutenant Asshat, I got the impression she called a lot of people last night and this morning. So she called me, and Bossman, and you, and you, and you, which just goes to show that friends shouldn't let friends use the Romper Room mirror as a phone directory when they're drunk.

Also, I saw Mean Girls today, and OMG, everybody needs to go see it right the fuck now. I died laughing about two minutes in (it was the religious homeschooling bit that got me started) and was pretty much laughing steadily for two straight hours. And Damien? Is so totally my new idol in life. "Danny DeVito!" Hee!

Ooo, and thank you, Hollywood, for hiring guys who look like this and just happen to be 23 years old to play teenagers so women like me don't feel so bad perving on 'em.

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I am going to get the next part of the Jubes/Elizabeth up tomorrow if it kills me.

But first, I watch Ghosts of the Abyss. Because it taunts me so, you see.

EDIT: The epitome of Titanic geek joy is realizing that in the 3D flashback sequences in Ghosts of the Abyss, Ken Marschall plays Bruce Ismay and Don Lynch plays Thomas Andrews.