Files show more US abuse in Iraq

[DoYouEverWonder]

15 December, 2004

Evidence of more prisoner abuse in Iraq has come to light after the US military was forced to release it by the courts.

The documents show that US marines carried out a mock execution, used electric shocks and burned prisoners.

American campaign groups obtained the US navy documents by using freedom of information legislation.

The navy said those found guilty of abuse had been punished, but added that many allegations - some relating to killings - had been dismissed.

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"This kind of widespread abuse could not have taken place without a leadership failure of the highest order," said Anthony D Romero, director of the American Civil Liberties Union, one of the groups given access to the documents.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4096895.stm

[ze_dscherman]

1. Sentences for those involved / Further links

German magazine Spiegel online reports that four soldiers that tortured the man with electro shocks (they "made him dance") got sentences between 60 days and 15 months.

In another case, a soldier had ignited alcohol on the hands of an Iraqi, who suffered second degree burns. That guy got 30 days (only).


Source (German only): http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,332886,00.html


ACLU news on the incidents: http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=17206&c=206

Documents on abuses/torture obtained by ACLU: http://www.aclu.org/torturefoia/released/

[anitar1]

2. Torture

Ain't this wonderful? We are such a great country. Democracy says it all.

[NashVegas]

3. duplicate

locking. continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1072427