I saw the headline yesterday, but I was afraid to read the story.

[novapsyche]

And for good reason.

Court Martial in Iraq

It was American soldiers serving as military police at Abu Ghraib who took these pictures. The investigation started when one soldier got them from a friend, and gave them to his commanders. 60 Minutes II has a dozen of these pictures, and there are many more – pictures that show Americans, men and women in military uniforms, posing with naked Iraqi prisoners.

There are shots of the prisoners stacked in a pyramid, one with a slur written on his skin in English.

In some, the male prisoners are positioned to simulate sex with each other. And in most of the pictures, the Americans are laughing, posing, pointing, or giving the camera a thumbs-up.

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[padpedpladuk.livejournal.com]

Thanks NP, I wouldn't have noticed this if it weren't for you. This is awful - the US is really asking for trouble.