Papers reveal Bagram abuse

[muriel_volestrangler]

New evidence has emerged that US forces in Afghanistan engaged in widespread Abu Ghraib-style abuse, taking "trophy photographs" of detainees and carrying out rape and sexual humiliation.

Documents obtained by the Guardian contain evidence that such abuses took place in the main detention centre at Bagram, near the capital Kabul, as well as at a smaller US installation near the southern city of Kandahar.
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In the dossier, the Iraqi detainee claims that three US interrogators in civilian clothing dislocated his arms, stuck an unloaded gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger, choked him with a rope until he lost consciousness, and beat him with a baseball bat.
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A medical examination by a US military doctor confirmed the detainee's account, yet the investigation was closed last October. "It is further proof that the army is not seriously investigating credible allegations of abuse," said Jameel Jaffar, a lawyer for the ACLU.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1417362,00.html

So many 'bad apples', the whole barrel stinks ...

[mhr]

1. New ACLU Documents To Be Released Today

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=95

The following embargo has been broken by some outlets in other countries; as such RAW STORY is releasing this release sent today from the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU told us earlier today that the embargo would be lifted if other outlets broke the embargo.

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NEW YORK–The American Civil Liberties Union today released files obtained from the Army revealing previously undisclosed allegations of abuse by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the documents are reports that a detainee who was beaten and seriously injured was forced to drop his claims in order to be released from custody.

“The torture of detainees is too widespread and systemic to be dismissed as the rogue actions of a few misguided individuals,” said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. “The American public deserves to know which high-level government officials are ultimately responsible for the torture conducted in our name.”

The release of these documents follows a federal court order that directed the Defense Department and other government agencies to comply with a year-old request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filed by the ACLU, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Physicians for Human Rights, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans for Peace. The New York Civil Liberties Union is co-counsel in the case.

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[Briar]

2. If only the majority of the public cared...

“The American public deserves to know which high-level government officials are ultimately responsible for the torture conducted in our name.”


Just bad guys getting what they deserved - that's what the Bush voters think.

[truthpusher]

4. heres a link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1246827

[truthpusher]

3. This is a duplicate, I posted the story last night....

I also posted alink to the doc's:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1246827