Senior officer testifies in case of British soldiers accused of abusing lo

[Judi Lynn]

Senior officer testifies in case of British soldiers accused of abusing looters
By Tony Czuczka, Associated Press, 1/21/2005 08:46


OSNABRUECK, Germany (AP) The commander of three British servicemen accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees testified Friday that he told soldiers to make their prisoners ''work hard'' picking up garbage but saw no abuse.
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The mistreatment allegedly happened in May 2003 at an aid warehouse compound outside Basra where the three soldiers were posted after British forces moved into southern Iraq. The allegedly abused Iraqis had been detained for looting.
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The trial revolves around photos taken by a soldier from Royal Regiment of Fusiliers who was arrested in England after bringing the film to be developed.

Some of the photos show a bound Iraqi being dangled over a loading dock by a forklift, another being subjected to a simulated kick and a simulated punch, and both Iraqis stripped and forced to feign sexual acts together.
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/021/world/Senior_officer_testifies_in_ca:.shtml

[Benhurst]

1. When forced to have sex, were they told to close their eyes, grit

their teeth, and do it for God and Country?

If so, that just proves they were being treated well -- just like upper-class Victorian ladies.