The news of President Bush and Senate Republicans reaching a tentaive agreement to allow for tough interrogation tactics of detainees, brings to mind comments made by a recent guest of my radio show.
Attorney Joseph Low represents Cpl. Marshall Magincalda. Cpl Magincalda, 23, has served three terms in Iraq and is one of the imprisoned Pendleton 8. Low had this to say recently:
"What it interesting is that at a time when the Commander In Chief is asking for more latitude in dealing with suspected terrorists, no latitude is afforded the Pendleton 8. The one person who they (military) ultimately serve is the Commander In Chief. He is one the person who can step in (Pendleton 8 case) and make a difference. Yet he has done nothing while at the same time asking for more latitude".
The Pendleton 8 are 7 Marines and a Naval Corpsman being held in a Camp Pendleton brig for allegedly kidnapping and murdering an alleged Iraqi civilian.
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