Iraqis released from U.S. prison camps tell of abuse, resistance

Iraqis released from U.S. prison camps tell of abuse, resistance
10:56 AM EST Nov 02
BAGHDAD (AP) - In U.S. prison camps in Iraq forbidden talk can earn a prisoner hours bound and stretched out in the sun and detainees swinging tent poles rise up regularly against their jailers, recently released Iraqis said.

In the secretive camps in a scorched landscape, "they don't respect anyone, old or young," Rahad Naif said of his U.S. army guards.

He and others told of detainees in wheelchairs and of a man carried into a stifling hot tent in his sickbed.

"They humiliate everybody."

Naif, 31, is one of three brothers - butchers from the East Baghdad slums - who were thrown into the three biggest detention centres in July after a nasty quarrel with an influential neighbour. They never faced charges; the last brother was finally freed Oct. 15.

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:shrug:
Conquering armies, that are deemed "above international law" usually
don't give a rat's ass about the conquered people.
Every imperial army behaved this way...why should the US be any
different.


But please remember: Bush believes that "god" chose him to be
president...and he loves you... :eyes:

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Welcome aboard!

Thanks, Paschall. Edited thusly.

of the Iraqi's who hate America. :eyes:

"Death would be better than the Americans again!" she said.

Nice. Like there weren't enough people over there willing to die already. :scared:

To be true to ourselves we must not listen with one ear.To do so would be like running a race with only one foot when we could be much better with two.Listen to these men and keep that knowledge with you,but also listen to other men who tell a different side.To do so would gain you an upper edge on a subject you feel strong about.Ahe'ee Nehemah