"Hard Evidence of U.S. Torturing Prisoners to Death Ignored by Corporate

[GreenPartyVoter]

Military autopsy reports provide indisputable proof that detainees are being tortured to death while in US military custody. Yet the US corporate media are covering it with the seriousness of a garage sale for the local Baptist Church.

A recent American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) posting of one of forty-four US military autopsy reports reads as follows: "Final Autopsy Report: DOD 003164, (Detainee) Died as a result of asphyxia (lack of oxygen to the brain) due to strangulation as evidenced by the recently fractured hyoid bone in the neck and soft tissue hemorrhage extending downward to the level of the right thyroid cartilage. Autopsy revealed bone fracture, rib fractures, contusions in mid abdomen, back and buttocks extending to the left flank, abrasions, lateral buttocks. Contusions, back of legs and knees; abrasions on knees, left fingers and encircling to left wrist. Lacerations and superficial cuts, right 4th and 5th fingers. Also, blunt force injuries, predominately recent contusions (bruises) on the torso and lower extremities. Abrasions on left wrist are consistent with use of restraints. No evidence of defense injuries or natural disease. Manner of death is homicide. Whitehorse Detainment Facility, Nasiriyah, Iraq."

The ACLU website further reveals how: "a 27-year-old Iraqi male died while being interrogated by Navy Seals on April 5, 2004, in Mosul, Iraq. During his confinement he was hooded, flex-cuffed, sleep deprived and subjected to hot and cold environmental conditions, including the use of cold water on his body and hood. The exact cause of death was "undetermined" although the autopsy stated that hypothermia may have contributed to his death.

Another Iraqi detainee died on January 9, 2004, in Al Asad, Iraq, while being interrogated. He was standing, shackled to the top of a doorframe with a gag in his mouth, at the time he died. The cause of death was asphyxia and blunt force injuries.

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1202-28.htm

[louis-t]

1. Colllege fraternity pranks, indeed!

Keep spreddin' that Democracy.

[Time for change]

2. The need for our corporate media to make protection of our government its

# 1 priority is the best indication that our democracy is hanging on by a thread IMO. We can't expect anything good out of it.

Thank you for picking this up.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Thank heavens for the internet. I dunno what we would do without it

How did truth survive before this?

[Time for change]

7. Before this we had much more separation between government and the press

I think that Bill Moyers says it better than I've heard it anywhere else:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=5414880

[SamuelAlito]

4. When I, Samuel Alito, am on the Court

We won't have to stop at doing this only to people in other countries.

Read all about my plan for America on my blog


The Right Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
(the A stands for Awesome)

[KansDem]

5. Remember, folks, 70-90 percent of these detainees were innocent...

I soooo happy the above reports pertain only to the other 10-30 percent!

:patriot:
Rah!!

:sarcasm:

[dkofos]

6. These are war crimes

And they must be punished as war crimes.
I really don't give a shit that they are US soldiers. They should know better.
I hope we get a congress with the balls to do something about this in 07.

And remember these people will be coming home and will be living amongst us someday.

[Loonman]

8. Wouldn't want to upset Katie Whoric

Would we?