By Andrew Woodcock, Political Correspondent, PA News
Hundreds of photographs have been taken of British servicemen mistreating Iraqi civilians, it was claimed tonight.
Troops serving in southern Iraq have been swapping the pictures among themselves, said the unnamed soldiers from the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment who sparked furore over the weekend by releasing photos apparently showing UK personnel abusing an Iraqi prisoner.
The potentially explosive claims, if proven, would contradict Prime Minister Tony Blair’s assurance that any misconduct in British ranks was “exceptional” and limited to a handful of servicemen.
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Poster comments: ----------------- There are libraries full of turn of the century photos of Southern lynchings of blacks. And these are professional quality grade photos shot by photographers and sold as post cards. The lynchings often took place at Church picnic type events. People would get all dressed up in their Sunday best, kids would be there. Uncle Joe, Auntie Sue, grama and grandpa. How frikkin' creepy is that?? The same mentality that successfully demonized the blacks in the South is alive in Iraq. It will be interesting to get an idea about how widespread it is, how many soldiers have been involved. We can comfort ourselves by thinking it was probably just a few, but if the Southern states in the past can be used as an example, it's quite possible for even "good" people to be involved in atrocities of this nature. ----------------- Yep. The Heart of Darkness reveals: A bloody cross-burning Crusader Posse Comitatus Lynch Mob! Let's string us up some A-rabs!
A Global Confederacy of the Willing - America, "the Anglosphere" and Israel - on a rampage. THAT's what Iraq is all about at its core, nothing more. No fancy theories about oil pipelines, grand PNAC geopolitical schemes or financial markets are required for explanation.
-Brad