# Reuters' men get thumb up ass, shit popsicle.  Ought not alienate the working press..

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**Created:** [May 19, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reuters-men-get-thumb-up-ass-shit-popsicle-ought-not-alienate-the-working-press/246003 "2004-05-19T18:28:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reuters-men-get-thumb-up-ass-shit-popsicle-ought-not-alienate-the-working-press/246003/41 "2004-05-22T16:41:25Z")

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So now they’re Pisscopailians?

Sorry.

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**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reuters-men-get-thumb-up-ass-shit-popsicle-ought-not-alienate-the-working-press/246003/42 "2004-05-22T17:06:27Z")

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I’m quite sure a large amount are now potential US-Christian-Hero-killers which can be seen as an Iraqi version of Islamic Jihad.  
Salaam. A

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**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reuters-men-get-thumb-up-ass-shit-popsicle-ought-not-alienate-the-working-press/246003/43 "2004-05-22T17:15:46Z")

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> [@Brutus](#):
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> US troops have been [cleared of charges.](http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/8713782.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp)

BTW, **Brutus** if you look at the original Reuters article, the “official investigation” that took place back in January at the time of the complaint was closed in favour of the soliders… _without interviewing the complainants_.

The complainants side of the story was based only on transcripts of initial interviews conducted after their release.

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> Reuters provided transcripts of initial interviews with the three following their release, and offered to make them available for interview by investigators.  
> \<snip\>  
> The U.S. military never interviewed the three for its investigation.

The troops were asked under oath if they’d abused anyone, they basically said “Nope.” End of investigation.

But the soldiers were cleared of wrong-doing. Yup.

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