WP: Sworn Statements by Abu Ghraib Detainees

[Whoa_Nelly]

These documents, obtained by The Washington Post, are the offical English translations of previously secret sworn statements by detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Some of the names have been withheld from these statements by washingtonpost.com because they are alleged victims of sexual assault. These files are in PDF format.

Some of the descriptions in these statements may be disturbing because of their sexually explicit or graphic nature.

(All sworn statement links are in .pdf format. Have copied part of one here):

Translation of statement by Hussein Mohssein AL-ZAYIADI, Detainne # 19446

<snip>
Q: When you were on each other, what were the guards doing?
A: They were taking pictures and writing on our asses.

Translation of detainnee, name withheld:

<snip>
And one of the police he put a stick that he always carries inside my ass, and I felt it going inside me about 2 centimeters, approximately. I started screaming, and he pulled it out and washed it with water inside the room.

more...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/iraq/abughraib/swornstatements042104.html?g

on edit: made typo correction

[thebigidea]

1. these aren't LBN, they came out some weeks ago

and apparently, slipped back into limbo. Anybody remember the "prison abuse scandal"?

[NMDemDist2]

2. who took the statements?

was this in the General's report?

[demgrrrll]

3. There is something that Sy Hersh is talking about now that is so

horrendous I can't even type it. I was reading about the videotapes on some blog tonight but as usual I can't remember which one.
Cmmonnnnn November. I'll help em pack.

[gottaB]

4. it's at dailykos now

Kids sodomized at Abu Ghraib.

Scroll down for some transcriptions of Hersh's statements. According to one poster, Gryn, Hersh said:

...in cases that have been recorded the boys were sodomized with the cameras rolling. The worst about all of them is the soundtrack of the boys shrieking. That your government has. They are in total terror it's going to come out.

[daleo]

5. Very chilling

I wonder when this will blow up in Bush's face.