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Originally Posted by Defiant
This whole thing makes me sick. They are starting on our people now in Basra yet there's still no concrete proof as to what's happened or been happening. The Mirror has allot to answer for  |
Even if the Mirror photos turn out to be fake, there is still plenty to suggest that some members of the British forces have been involved in abuse similar to that which the US forces have been involved in.
The QLR was already being investigated about abuse & so on before the Mirror photos were published.
The ICRC (International Red Cross) has reported that abuse occured not only in US-controlled areas but also in UK-controlled areas (such as Basra).
"Violations were 'tantamount to torture' "
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Edited extracts of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) report into the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by coalition [US, British and other countries'] forces
The ICRC draws the attention of the Coalition Forces (hereafter called "the CF") to a number of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law. These violations have been documented and sometimes observed while visiting prisoners of war, civilian internees and other persons protected by the Geneva Conventions in Iraq between March and November 2003.
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According to allegations collected by ICRC delegates during private interviews ill treatment during capture was frequent. While certain circumstances might require defensive precautions and the use of force, the ICRC collected allegations of ill treatment following capture which took place in Baghdad, Basra, Ramadi and Tikrit, indicating a consistent pattern with respect to times and places of brutal behaviour during arrest. The repetition of such behaviour by CF appeared to go beyond the reasonable, legitimate and proportional use of force required to apprehend suspects or restrain persons resisting arrest or capture, and seemed to reflect a usual modus operandi by certain CF battle groups.
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The main places of internment where mistreatment allegedly took place included battle group unit stations;.....(snip)....the former mukhabarat [Saddam's secret police] office in Basra,....
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There are also several reported incidences of abuse by British troops, which are being investigated by the MOD.
Revenge attacks by Iraqis on Coalition forces are not justified.
But neither was the original abuse by Coalition forces.
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Do they have shares in arab tv ?
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LOL, I doubt it.
They're just trying to do what they & all other papers (left & right-wing) do: sell more copies.
They may not always go about it in a "nice way", but they are not the only ones.