Thursday, February 16, 2006

Abu Ghraib leaked report reveals full extent of abuse

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Abu Ghraib leaked report reveals full extent of abuse | : "Suzanne Goldenberg in WashingtonFriday February 17, 2006 | The Guardian

1,325 images of suspected detainee abuse
� 93 video files of suspected detainee abuse
� 660 images of adult pornography
� 546 images of suspected dead Iraqi detainees
� 29 images of soldiers in simulated sexual acts

Nearly two years after the first pictures of naked and humiliated Iraqi detainees emerged from Abu Ghraib prison, the full extent of the abuse became known for the first time yesterday with a leaked report from the US army's internal investigation into the scandal.
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There are also images of physical violence: a blood-streaked cell, and a picture of the battered face of a corpse packed in ice. "The DVD also includes photographs of guards threatening Iraqi prisoners with dogs, homemade videotapes depicting hooded prisoners being forced to masturbate, and a video showing a mentally disturbed prisoner smashing his head against a door. Oddly, the material also includes numerous photographs of slaughtered animals and mundane images of soldiers travelling around Iraq," Salon said. ...

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