Comments on: Gay Iraqi Arrested, Tortured, Ransomed http://www.queerty.com/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:33:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nuflux http://www.queerty.com/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11195 nuflux Sun, 06 May 2007 20:50:03 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/wp/morning-goods/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11195 I'm glad you guys report stories like this, but I wish you would turn off the "cutesy" language when you do. It's a little unseemly to talk about persecution and torture and then use the phrase "frightened fagalas." It makes it look like you're making light of the situation, which I'm sure you didn't intend to do. I’m glad you guys report stories like this, but I wish you would turn off the “cutesy” language when you do. It’s a little unseemly to talk about persecution and torture and then use the phrase “frightened fagalas.” It makes it look like you’re making light of the situation, which I’m sure you didn’t intend to do.

]]> By: Michael http://www.queerty.com/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11194 Michael Sun, 06 May 2007 03:03:31 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/wp/morning-goods/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11194 The Bushies have turned a blind eye and voice to the torture and death squads aimed at Iraqi Gays...they could get it stopped...after all the Americans finace Iraq and the mess we made there.....sadly, from everything I have read about Saddam's regime, it was as tolerant of Gays and Lesbians as can be expected in the Islamic world...since Hussein ran a secular government and had a live and let live attitude concerning the GLBT community....he was a monster in many ways but what has replaced him is anarchy and death squads..and the goals of the clerics to wipe out all Gays and Lesbians (as in kill us off) Simon, you said it best. The Bushies have turned a blind eye and voice to the torture and death squads aimed at Iraqi Gays…they could get it stopped…after all the Americans finace Iraq and the mess we made there…..sadly, from everything I have read about Saddam’s regime, it was as tolerant of Gays and Lesbians as can be expected in the Islamic world…since Hussein ran a secular government and had a live and let live attitude concerning the GLBT community….he was a monster in many ways but what has replaced him is anarchy and death squads..and the goals of the clerics to wipe out all Gays and Lesbians (as in kill us off)

Simon, you said it best.

]]> By: Simon http://www.queerty.com/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11193 Simon Sat, 05 May 2007 20:05:41 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/wp/morning-goods/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11193 What are 'American sounding' people doing in a building where Iraqis are torturing gay activists? It sounds like there is collaboration between American torturers and Iraqi torturers. No surprise there. What are ‘American sounding’ people doing in a building where Iraqis are torturing gay activists? It sounds like there is collaboration between American torturers and Iraqi torturers. No surprise there.

]]> By: John http://www.queerty.com/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11192 John Sat, 05 May 2007 07:31:15 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/wp/morning-goods/gay-iraqi-arrested-tortured-ransomed-20070504/#comment-11192 >While Hani was in police custody, he heard several different voices speaking English with American accents coming from somewhere outside the room in the detention center where he was being held. “Hani asked if he could speak to one of the American soldiers and explain why he was being detained, in the hope that he might be rescued, but the police refused to allow him access to these Americans,” Hili related.>While Hani was in police custody, he heard several different voices speaking English with American accents coming from somewhere outside the room in the detention center where he was being held. “Hani asked if he could speak to one of the American soldiers and explain why he was being detained, in the hope that he might be rescued, but the police refused to allow him access to these Americans,” Hili related.< How is this the Americans' fault? >While Hani was in police custody, he heard several different voices speaking English with American accents coming from somewhere outside the room in the detention center where he was being held. “Hani asked if he could speak to one of the American soldiers and explain why he was being detained, in the hope that he might be rescued, but the police refused to allow him access to these Americans,” Hili related.>While Hani was in police custody, he heard several different voices speaking English with American accents coming from somewhere outside the room in the detention center where he was being held. “Hani asked if he could speak to one of the American soldiers and explain why he was being detained, in the hope that he might be rescued, but the police refused to allow him access to these Americans,” Hili related.<

How is this the Americans’ fault?

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