I just read the AP report, which seems to be the same as what appeared in the NYT. I think that making a blanket condemnation of the entire military because of the actions of a few is akin to saying all African-Americans are vicious drug addicts because a very few are.

During the Second World War (and I'm not getting into the rightness or wrongness of it here), the vast majority of the German troops did not gas Jews or destroy Ourodur or massacre prisoners at Malmedy. Those who did have been and are being sought out and punished, in some cases executed. Rightly and justly so.

Those in the military of any nation who abuse the power given to them -- hell, anyone who abuses other by the power given to them! -- should be sought out and punished. And those involved in this seem to be.

Prison guards have long had the ability, and some have had the inclination, to abuse the prisoners in their control. That most do not speaks well of humanity. That a few do speak ill of it. Those that abuse should, at least in my opinion, find out what it was like for those they abused....