'A real crisis of leadership in Iraq'

[dArKeR]

The torture of Iraqi prisoners by United States and British soldiers is "not an isolated incident", the human rights organisation Amnesty International said on Friday.

Responding to television pictures showing the abuse of naked Iraqi prisoners in the presence of jeering US soldiers, AI said in a statement: "It is not enough for the USA to react only once images have hit the television screens."

The organisation said there was a "real crisis of leadership in Iraq -- with double standards and double speak on human rights".

"There must be a fully independent, impartial and public investigation into all allegations of torture. Nothing less will suffice," said AI, adding that compensation should be paid to the victims or their families.

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[FloridaPat]

1. Hey AI, stand in line. You'll get your investigation right after

we get a real investigatin into: 9-11, WMD Lies, Bush's insider trading; outing of Valarie Plume; Hallibuton no-bid contracts; conflict of interest of Bush family with Carlyle Group; conflict of interest of Bush family and Saudi Arabia; 1 trillion for fake missle defense.

And I could go on for hours.