Abuse claims multiplying

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Records of Army's investigations show many cases like Abu Ghraib over 2 years; Soldiers in Iraq seldom charged or punished; Documents contradict military assertion that mistreatment of detainees is rare

The Army launched dozens of investigations into detainee abuses across Iraq in the past two years - probing claims of beatings and torture that rivaled the Abu Ghraib prison scandal - but case after case was closed with U.S. troops facing no charges or only minimal punishment, military records released yesterday show.

The documents, internal reports from more than 50 criminal investigations, further refute government claims last year that photographs from Abu Ghraib showed isolated pranks of a few low-ranking soldiers.

The new records describe alleged misdeeds at U.S. facilities across Iraq that are, in some instances, strikingly similar to the publicized abuses at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere.

The records include new allegations of forced sodomy, the use of dogs to frighten detainees and severe beatings of hooded and handcuffed prisoners. In one case, investigators determined that a commander and three members of an Army Special Forces unit - none of whom was publicly identified - had committed murder by luring an Afghan civilian to a roadblock before detaining him and shooting him

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/iraq/bal-te.abuse25jan25,1,1822612.story?coll=bal-home-headlines&ctrack=2&cset=true

[Oversea Visitor]

1. Look at this photos

www.zonaeuropa.com/01467.htm

Ever wonder why so many vets has problems when they come back?

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2. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1180213