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Stuart · 03-05-2004, 03:09

Having just seen the photos, and not having any real evidence as to whether they are true or not, I will say that I do not believe the photos. If the soldier had been kicked and beaten for 8 hours (and had his Jaw broken), I would expect to see some bruising (although bruising can sometimes take a while to appear) and, more likely, blood. As they say in the article on the BBC website, the shirt to guy is wearing is still white as well. I doubt they would have changed a person they were torturing into a new shirt just to take his picture.

If these beatings are taking place in Iraq, I hope the purpetrators are brought to justice (whatever nationality they are).

03-05-2004, 03:09	#91
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: MERGED - Prisoner Abuse Having just seen the photos, and not having any real evidence as to whether they are true or not, I will say that I do not believe the photos. If the soldier had been kicked and beaten for 8 hours (and had his Jaw broken), I would expect to see some bruising (although bruising can sometimes take a while to appear) and, more likely, blood. As they say in the article on the BBC website, the shirt to guy is wearing is still white as well. I doubt they would have changed a person they were torturing into a new shirt just to take his picture. If these beatings are taking place in Iraq, I hope the purpetrators are brought to justice (whatever nationality they are).