instead of issuing them portable lie detectors

which EVERYONE knows CANNOT possibly be 90% accurate as claimed, HOW ABOUT ISSUING THEM GOOD BODY ARMOR? how about issuing them armored vehicles? how about issuing them better PROTECTIVE equipment? huh?

you can just bet the data on the accuracy of these devices WAS manipulated. of that, i have NO doubt
(so if someone reads 'liar' INACCURATELY-does that mean OUR troops have the right to kill them?)
Pentagon issues pocket lie detector to troops
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
The Pentagon is planning to give US troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan "hand-held lie detectors" aimed at rooting out potential insurgents and terrorists. But polygraph experts doubt the system's accuracy and Defense Department memos show results of the few tests that were run were manipulated to demonstrate more success with them than was achieved, according to an MSNBC investigative reporter.
"The Defense Department says the portable device isn't perfect, but is accurate enough to save American lives by screening local police officers, interpreters and allied forces for access to U.S. military bases, and by helping narrow the list of suspects after a roadside bombing," MSNBC's Bill Dedman reports. "The device has already been tried in Iraq and is expected to be deployed there as well."
The Pentagon argues the portable polygraphs have accuracy rates up to 90 percent, but Dedman reports the military arrived at those figures by omitting some results from the tests. The Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System, or PCASS, uses a hand-held computer that analyzes readings from censors attached to an interviewees hand and wrist. The computer displays "Green" if it believes the person is honest, "Red" if they are being deceptive and "Yellow" if it is unsure...........