[lbo-talk] Indecorous, too

Carl Remick carlremick at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 4 21:44:33 PST 2005


Video Shows Iraqi Prisoner Being Kicked by Soldiers

By NEIL A. LEWIS

WASHINGTON, March 4 - A homemade video compiled by Florida National Guard soldiers in Iraq showed members of the unit kicking a bound prisoner and showing his bullet wounds to the camera, but no criminal charges were brought against them, according to military investigative files released Friday.

Investigators reported that the Iraqi in the video, which was titled "Ramadi Madness" and is now thought to have been destroyed, was believed to have died shortly after the incident. But the files indicated that the investigators had consulted with senior military lawyers and decided that the pictures showed "inappropriate rather than criminal behavior." ...

<http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/05/politics/05abuse.html>

Carl



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