UN: Torture in Iraq Worse Now than Under Saddam

[BurtWorm]

Why does the UN hate America?



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5368360.stm

Iraq torture 'worse after Saddam'
Torture may be worse now in Iraq than under former leader Saddam Hussein, the UN's chief anti-torture expert says.

Manfred Nowak said the situation in Iraq was "out of control", with abuses being committed by security forces, militia groups and anti-US insurgents.

Bodies found in the Baghdad morgue "often bear signs of severe torture", said the human rights office of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq in a report.
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Brutal methods

The UN report says detainees' bodies often show signs of beating using electrical cables, wounds in heads and genitals, broken legs and hands, electric and cigarette burns.

Bodies found at the Baghdad mortuary "often bear signs of severe torture including acid-induced injuries and burns caused by chemical substances".

Many bodies have missing skin, broken bones, back, hands and legs, missing eyes, missing teeth and wounds caused by power drills or nails, the UN report says.

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[DemInDistress]

1. wow..how awful..shameful, despicable and bush calls himself

a leader of free nations. The New Free Democratic Iraq where your more likely to die than while Saddam was king. How much more can these people take?

On 911 bush fooled me so I supported the president and America but he can only fool me once. On March 19 2003 he tried to fool America again and sadly 45% believed him but not me.

He'll get his comeuppance evil can't last forever remember Hitler?

[TahitiNut]

2. What part of "might makes right" doesn't the UN understand?

:sarcasm: <-- for the truly dense

[BurtWorm]

3. kick

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Cigarette burns? Bush's favourite

In 1967, when he was a college senior, Bush branded fraternity pledges on their buttocks with red-hot coat hangers. One pledge (or the parent of a pledge) complained, and because Bush came from a famous family, a New York Times reporter interviewed him. Bush retorted that he didn't understand what the big deal was, that what his victims suffered was "no worse than a cigarette burn." Somehow, the reporter let that response stand.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-frank/only-a-cigarette-burn_b_20987.html

Hell, I'm surprised he wasn't there in Baghdad with a few pledges from among his new Iraqi friends.

[Bluebear]

5. Kick. What a legacy :(