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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 11:46 AM
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British troops 'tortured Iraqi woman'
Source: ABC AU

Britain's military police are investigating claims that British troops tortured and killed a 62-year-old Iraqi woman in 2006.

The woman was killed in Basra in November 2006 when British soldiers raided her family's home.

Iraqi police say the woman's body was later dumped by a roadside in a British-issue body bag. Police say she had a bullet hole in her abdomen and her face had injuries consistent with torture.

The British Ministry of Defence has already denied the allegations and says the woman died in a crossfire when her house was raided by members of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment.

Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/11/2789613.htm?section=world
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 12:06 PM
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1. TORTURE is said to be a warning to all of society . . .
Many people will give up their lives for freedom and democracy --

The knowledge that people are being tortured, however, will slow down volunteers!

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ck4829 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-11-10 01:12 PM
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2. I wonder if they also checked her for signs of rape
You can't put that past torturers.
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