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U.S. soldiers abuse Iraqi prisoners
NEW
YORK—U.S. soldiers have abused and humiliated Iraqi
prisoners, according to the CBS television network,
which showed photos of such mistreatment inside a
Baghdad jail.
The
images, broadcast as part of the “60 Minutes II”
program, demonstrated male and female U.S. troops
laughing and joking in front of naked, hooded Iraqi
prisoners in the Abu Ghraib prison.
The
photos showed soldiers who run the prison, most them
reserve troops, placing prisoners on top of boxes
and tying their arms with cables, telling them that
if they fell off, they would be electrocuted.
One
photo shows a pyramid of naked prisoners with
insults in English written on their bodies, and with
soldiers standing on top of them. Several other
photos showed prisoners forced to pose as though
they were sodomizing each other or having oral sex
with each other.
As a consequence of these photos, which came into
the hands of Department of Defense officials last
month, the Pentagon ordered the suspension of 17
soldiers, six of whom are facing court martial.
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