051004 #human Everybody's acting so shocked about the images and revelations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners by us and the brits. Why? All it proves is, We're no better than They. Of course We're not. Why would we be? People (in groups) are people! Combatants become one organism. That's why trying to justify a war is tricky. Individuals need to pick their allegiances according to their own inner voices, and take responsibility for their own hypocrisies.