U.S. Allies Also Accused in Prison Abuse

[CatWoman]

yep -- all five of them :D

WASHINGTON - Some Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib said they were abused by troops from Poland and other coalition countries, according to copies of statements to Army investigators obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

The witness statements also include new and more detailed allegations of abuse by military intelligence soldiers, including a civilian interpreter's accusation that an Army interrogator forced a prisoner to walk naked through a cellblock.

Seven soldiers — all enlisted military police who worked as guards — are facing military charges for allegedly abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib last fall.

Most of the soldiers charged say military and civilian intelligence operatives encouraged them to beat and humiliate Iraqi prisoners to make them more pliable during interrogations. Top Army brass have said they never condoned any abuse.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=1&u=/ap/20040528/ap_on_re_us/prison_abuse_coalition

[maddezmom]

1. so now Poland ...and more admissions Hill and Webster

and it's not widespread or systemtic.

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Civilian translator Bakeer Naseef told an interviewer that one U.S. military interrogator forced a prisoner to walk naked through the prison while saying, "Look at me!" Naseef said he could not remember the interrogator's name.


At least two American military interrogators — Sgt. Ben Hill and Spc. Gary E. Webster — said their fellow military intelligence troops told the guards to keep detainees awake and blast loud music at them.


Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, has said he never approved depriving Iraqi detainees of sleep. Sanchez and other officers said interrogators were told that sleep deprivation was among the tactics which required Sanchez' approval.

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[dArKeR]

2. Prisoners alleged Polish soldiers mistreated them;

Calif. Guard unit accused


WASHINGTON - Some Iraqi prisoners at the U.S. detention facility at Abu Ghraib said they were abused by troops from Poland and other countries in the U.S.-led coalition, according to copies of statements to Army investigators obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.


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The witness statements also include new and more detailed allegations of abuse by military intelligence soldiers, including a civilian interpreter’s accusation that an Army interrogator forced a prisoner to walk naked through a cellblock.

Seven soldiers, all of them enlisted military police who worked as guards, are facing military charges for allegedly abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib last fall.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5032107/

As Bush watched via live web/satellite link!

[maddezmom]

3. updated link: Poland Angrily Dismisses Iraq Abuse Report

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5285808