Army January 2004 report said the prisoners' rights under the Geneva Conventions were violated.

The New York Times > AP > International > Army Probe Finds Abuse at Jail Near Mosul: "By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Published: March 26, 2005 | Filed at 8:10 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Newly released government documents say the abuse of prisoners in Iraq by U.S. forces was more widespread than previously reported.

An officer found that detainees ``were being systematically and intentionally mistreated'' at a holding facility near Mosul in December 2003. The 311th Military Intelligence Battalion of the Army's 101st Airborne Division ran the lockup."
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``There is evidence that suggests the 311th MI personnel and/or translators engaged in physical torture of the detainees,'' a memo from the investigator said. The January 2004 report said the prisoners' rights under the Geneva Conventions were violated.
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The records about the Mosul jail were part of more than 1,200 pages of documents referring to allegations of prisoner abuse. The Army released the records to reporters and to the American Civil Liberties Union, which had filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

``They show the torture and abuse of detainees was routine and such treatment was considered an acceptable practice by U.S. forces,'' ACLU lawyer Amrit Singh said.
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According to the report, the abuse included:

-- Forcing detainees to perform exercises such as deep knee bends for hours on end, to the point of exhaustion.

-- Blowing cigarette smoke into the sandbags the prisoners were forced to wear as hoods.

-- Throwing cold water on the prisoners in a room that was between 40 degrees and 50 degrees.

-- Blasting the detainees with heavy-metal music, yelling at them and banging on doors and ammunition cans.

No one was punished for the abuses, however, because the investigating officer said there was not enough proof against any individual.