US soldier investigated for taunting a Muslim detainee with a Star of David

Two Said to Stage Mock Executions in Iraq

WASHINGTON - Two Army officers staged mock executions of Iraqi prisoners in 2003 and were given career-ending punishments, according to military officials and newly released documents. snip

In one case, on July 13, 2003, a captain with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Fort Carson, Colo., took an Iraqi welder out to the desert and had him dig his own grave before staging an attempt to shoot him, according to documents. The captain was looking for information on a bombing two days before.

The welder was released. The captain also captured eight people in the vehicle and at one point fired his gun to make the seven passengers believe he had just killed the driver. He then went to the home of a man, whose identity was provided by the driver, and threatened to kill him in front of his family. snip

A soldier was investigated for taunting a Muslim detainee with a Star of David

But the Koran story was all bogus. Honest it was.