Army's Prison Of Pain -- SFGATE.COM Headline

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/04/28/national1435EDT0650.DTL

CBS obtains photos showing alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers

(04-28) 18:02 PDT NEW YORK (AP) --

U.S. military police stacked naked Iraqi prisoners in a human pyramid, and attached wires to one detainee to convince him he might be electrocuted, according to photographs obtained by CBS News which led to criminal charges against six American soldiers.

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CBS said the photos, shown Wednesday night on "60 Minutes II," were taken late last year at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, where American soldiers were holding hundreds of prisoners captured during the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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1. Good for SFGATE! Link? Thanks n/t

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2. added link. n/t

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3. I saw the 60 Minutes II tonight

The pictures made me physically ill. Our soldiers, male and female, posing with nude prisoners, pointing to their genitals with big goofy grins on their faces. One prisoner standing barefoot on a small box with a bag over his head and his hands and body hooked up to electrical wires. He had apparently been told that if he fell off the box he would be electrocuted. General Kimmit was interviewed, saying this was a small minority and they don't represent the "values" of his army...but there have been other allegations at other locations that are still under investigation.

Damn! There had better be a HUGE outrage over this. :puke: :grr: