I shit you not.
From John Aravosis and friends
quoting The LA Times
Gulf War pilots tortured by Iraqis fight the Bush administration in trying to collect compensation
It would be ironic if it weren't so tragic.
During the 1991 Gulf War, some American soldiers -- pilots whose planes were downed -- were tortured, beaten and abused by Iraqis. It took place, of course, mainly in Abu Ghraib.
The soldiers banded together, sued Saddam Hussein's murderous regime, and were awarded nearly $1 billion. Hurrah!
But according to the LA Times, Bush is now standing in the way of those 17 victims of torture to keep them from collecting, saying that the Iraqis are now the good guys and need the money. American POWs, tortured and beaten, returning home as bona fide American Heroes, are now being told by their country that they matter less than the country that tortured them.
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