3 British Soldiers Court-Martialed on Charges of Iraq Prisoner Abuse Simil

[NVMojo]

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According to testimony at the court-martial in Osnabrück, Germany, the abuse took place in May 2003. At the time, British troops, who had occupied Basra several weeks earlier, reported extensive looting of a depot containing relief supplies like food and powdered milk.

A lawyer defending one of three accused soldiers said Wednesday in Osnabrück that an officer, Maj. Dan Taylor, had given an order for looters to be rounded up and "worked hard" to punish them for stealing.

The three soldiers on trial in Germany are Lance Cpl. Mark Cooley, 25; Cpl. Daniel Kenyon, 33; and Lance Cpl. Darren Larkin, 30. Only Corporal Larkin has admitted one charge of assault. Other charges against the three men - which they have denied - include forcing two men to strip naked and simulate sexual acts and using a fork-lift truck to hoist a prisoner aloft.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/international/europe/20britain.html

[ckramer]

1. Why does Tony do everything in locksteps with America?

I guess it's just fashionable for him to imitate.