New Zealand forces complain at US treatment of Afghan prisoners

WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand forces in Afghanistan were reported Wednesday to have complained about the treatment of prisoners they handed over to the United States.

The elite SAS soldiers were so concerned they called a meeting of other special forces in Kandahar, the New Zealand Herald quoted a Danish military source saying.

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Instead of being identified, photographed and fingerprinted and having their weapons properly registered, they had their heads shaved, no photos or ID taken, and their belongings were thrown into a single pile, the report said.

New Zealand Defence Minister Phil Goff said he was not aware of such a meeting having taken place, although he would not necessarily hear about meetings at an operational level.

But he revealed that after the first deployment of the SAS to Afghanistan the former New Zealand Defence Force chief, Bruce Ferguson, negotiated a deal with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to follow up on any prisoners New Zealand forces helped to capture.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070228/wl_sthasia_afp/nzealandafghanistanus

How very sad.

We are the bad guys now....thanks to Cheney and his pet chimp.