Can a junta survive without torture and imprisoning innocents?

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apparently not . . .


New Leaders, Similar Story at Iraq's Abu Ghraib

Aaron Glantz, OneWorld US1 hour, 19 minutes ago

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 16 (OneWorld) - Fresh allegations of brutality are being reported from inside the walls of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, which was transferred from U.S. military to Iraqi government control on September 1st.

Sa'dik al-Hasnawi, who heads up Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's offices in the southern city of Diwaniya, told OneWorld, "it seems torture is not just a random thing. It's a policy and everyone is required to follow it."

Last month, the Iraqi Human Rights Organization in Diwaniya released a report on conditions for the detainees in that southern city.

"Some prisoners don't know what crime they are accused of committing, and they have been held for more than four months. Some of the prisoners were allowed to call lawyers, but they can't afford to hire a lawyer in any case."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/oneworld/20060916/wl_oneworld/45361394651158429220&printer=1


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