US military police raid Iraqi detention centre to stop abuse of prisoners

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1250526,00.html

Confusion over armed soldiers' intervention

Peter Beaumont in Baghdad
Wednesday June 30, 2004
The Guardian

American military police yesterday raided a building belonging to the Iraqi ministry of the interior where prisoners were allegedly being physically abused by Iraqi interrogators.

The raid appeared to be a violation of the country's new sovereignty, leading to angry scenes inside the ministry between Iraqi policemen and US soldiers.

The military police, who had been told of abuse, seized an area known as the Guesthouse just outside the ministry's main building. They disarmed the Iraqi policemen and at one stage threatened to set free prisoners whose handcuffs they removed, according to Iraqi officials.

The arrival of a second group of US military police and a more senior officer led to an argument between the two groups of military policemen over who had command authority for the raid. snip

"The American asked me why we had beaten the prisoners. I said we beat the prisoners because they are all bad people. But I told him we didn't strip them naked, photograph them or fuck them like you did."

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[Dhalgren]

1. It's hard to change hats in the middle

of a movie...

[leftchick]

2. lovely....

can you say clusterfuck?

[Dhalgren]

4. Not only are we

fighting against Iraqi police that we put in power, but we even find the time to fight each other. This has begun to circle the drain so fast that it is but a blur.

[THUNDER HANDS]

3. wow

that last quote from the Iraqi MP is kinda blunt, ain't it?

[Dhalgren]

5. And quite to the point.

[saigon68]

6. I guess they aren't into Anal Rape like the US Military

Oh well ----

[rawstory]

7. DUPE