[Tezcatlipoca]

Couple more stories....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3701351.stm

UK troops 'shot harmless Iraqis'

UK troops have killed Iraqi civilians including an eight-year-old girl when they were under no apparent threat, Amnesty International has claimed.
The human rights group claims in "many" cases the deaths of civilians caused by UK troops had not been investigated.

Inquiries were "secretive" and handled by Military Police, its report says.

The claims are the latest in a string of allegations about the behaviour of coalition forces but ministers say many of them are already being investigated.

Separately on Tuesday the High Court ruled that relatives of 12 Iraqis allegedly killed by UK troops would get a full court hearing into the decision not to hold independent inquiries.

The families want the deaths declared a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, but the UK Government says the convention does not apply in Iraq.

The concerns come after criticisms from the International Committee of the Red Cross emerged on Monday about the way coalition forces have treated prisoners.

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And I just saw this on the news....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/3705409.stm

Video 'shows US man beheaded'

An Islamic militant website has shown a video purporting to show the beheading of an American in Iraq.
The video - the contents of which could not be verified - showed five men in headscarves and ski masks cutting off the man's head with a knife.

Moments earlier, the victim said he was an American from Philadelphia.

The group, thought to be linked to al-Qaeda, said it was carrying out the execution in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers.

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