'Shocking' video: Shi'a Iraqi soldiers beat Sunnis as US trainers watch

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Video_Shia_Iraqi_soldiers_beat_Sunnis_0125.html

Dramatic footage of mostly Shi'a Iraqi soldiers delivering a "brutal beating" to several local Sunnis has been obtained by a British public-service television station.

US soldiers, assigned to train the Iraqi troops, look on as the Iraqi soldiers push the beaten men into the rear compartment of an armored vehicle.

"It is a shocking insight into the sectarian violence that is tearing Baghdad apart," Jonathan Miller reports for Channel Four. "Two journalists - embedded with the First Cavalry division - witnessed suspected insurgents being viciously beaten and abused."

According to Channel Four, American troops then threatened the journalists and held them under armed guard, while attempting to "seize their footage."

"US Army commander Lieutenant Colonel Dale C Kuehl told Channel 4 News he had taken administrative action to include suspending the platoon sergeant," Channel Four reports.

Video clip at the link.

[fooj]

1. War Crime.

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. Makes ya proud to

be an amerikun dont it?:puke:

[sinkingfeeling]

3. The video is already on DU's Greatest Page.

[DrDan]

4. this is what we get for only a billion bucks a week

"support the troops"????

[DrDan]

5. this is what we get for only a billion bucks a week

"support the troops"????

[saigon68]

6. "BRING EM ON" shouted the AWOL BAGHDAD CHIMPANZEE

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[goforit]

9. Well, well, well, Saudi Arabia will be happy about this.

:sarcasm:

[Raydawg1234]

10. How come we don't see reports like this on American news?

[against all enemies]

11. Because it isn't entertainment.

[slowry]

15. This didn't even happen.

The war is good vs. evil, therefore this can't be true, duh.

[Bushknew]

12. THIS is how they are training Iraqi troops???

[we can do it]

13. All I Can Say Is We Need To Get the F@#$ Out of There NOW

[24HRrnr]

14. That bagful of mortars

didn't have anything to do with it.

Nice propoganda on the part of Channel Four, though.

The truth is enough, people. No need to exaggerate and weaken our credibility.

[lse7581011]

16. This Is Disgusting!

and should be shown on every news report in the US-but of course, it won't be!