Winds of Change.NET: Saddam's Penal Troops


Never forget that Saddam is a student of Stalin.

Anyone who has studied the Russian front of WW2, or has seen the first 15 minutes of the movie ENEMIES AT THE GATE, knows what "penal troops" are and how they are used. For those who don't, Stalin used "condemned" men in suicide attacks against the Germans. His NKVD henchmen armed penal troops just before battle, under their eye and massed machine guns. These troops were driven to attack and if they fell back, they were machine gunned for their troubles.[...]

Oh, and there's this: "Saddam's thugs typically tortured and killed relatives of anyone who betrayed Saddam. This group punishment is an ancient practice, and still widely used in the Middle East." Where are the Arab outcries against Saddam's use of "collective punishment?" Right, they've never existed.