U.N. expert: Iraq torture may be worse (than under Saddam)

[sabra]

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/news/breaking_news/15573944.htm

U.N. expert: Iraq torture may be worse
Associated Press

GENEVA - Torture in Iraq may be worse now than it was under Saddam Hussein, with militias, terrorist groups and government forces disregarding rules on the humane treatment of prisoners, the U.N. anti-torture chief said Thursday.

Manfred Nowak, the U.N. special investigator on torture, made the remarks as he was presenting a report on detainee conditions at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay as well as to brief the U.N. Human Rights Council, the global body's top rights watchdog, on torture worldwide.

Reports from Iraq indicate that torture "is totally out of hand," he said. "The situation is so bad many people say it is worse than it has been in the times of Saddam Hussein."

Nowak added, "That means something, because the torture methods applied under Saddam Hussein were the worst you could imagine."

Some allegations of torture were undoubtedly credible, with government forces among the perpetrators, he said, citing "very serious allegations of torture within the official Iraqi detention centers."

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1. BBC: Iraq torture 'worse after Saddam'

Bodies found at the Baghdad mortuary "often bear signs of severe torture including acid-induced injuries and burns caused by chemical substances".

Many bodies have missing skin, broken bones, back, hands and legs, missing eyes, missing teeth and wounds caused by power drills or nails, the UN report says.

Victims come from prisons run by US-led multinational forces as well as by the ministries of interior and defence and private militias, the report said.

The most brutal torture methods were employed by private militias, Mr Nowak told journalists.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5368360.stm

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. I guess in George Bush's world

this is what freedom and democracy are suppose to look like?

[ShortnFiery]

3. Ain't that a kick in the pants?

And America is now the land of thug, home of the savage. :cry: