To add another layer into the mix, the reason given for the British reaction to the original arrests was the transfer of the two servicemen from "standard" Iraqi police custody to a radical militia group - one with ties to the insurgents.
So, in this case, who violated "the rule of law" first?
Similarly, Cain's men may have had a reciprical deal struck with Baltar - "you look at our Cylon, we look at yours", so they may have assumed that they *were* operating in accordance with procedures. (I'm going to leave alone who authorized or encouraged rape as a valid "procedure", or whether or not Adama/Tigh/Roslin would have done so.)
This biggest similarity between the incident on the show and the one in Iraq is that they're both a mess of "he said, they said". And curiously enough, we the viewer know far more "facts" about the incident on the show.
(BTW, when you say "Adama would display open contempt" - what did you mean, specifically? Which incident?)
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Date: 2005-09-24 09:25 pm (UTC)So, in this case, who violated "the rule of law" first?
Similarly, Cain's men may have had a reciprical deal struck with Baltar - "you look at our Cylon, we look at yours", so they may have assumed that they *were* operating in accordance with procedures. (I'm going to leave alone who authorized or encouraged rape as a valid "procedure", or whether or not Adama/Tigh/Roslin would have done so.)
This biggest similarity between the incident on the show and the one in Iraq is that they're both a mess of "he said, they said". And curiously enough, we the viewer know far more "facts" about the incident on the show.
(BTW, when you say "Adama would display open contempt" - what did you mean, specifically? Which incident?)
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