Britain Weighs Prosecuting 8 Soldiers

[maddezmom]

LONDON - Britain's military authorities are considering whether to prosecute eight British soldiers for allegedly abusing prisoners in Iraq, the Ministry of Defense said Friday.

The case came to light a year ago, when The Sun newspaper reported that a soldier had a roll of film showing an Iraqi detainee bundled up in netting and suspended from a fork lift. The Sun claimed the film also showed troops performing sex acts near captured Iraqis.

On Wednesday, a similar scandal hit the U.S. military after the CBS program "60 Minutes II" broadcast images of Iraqis stripped naked, hooded and being tormented by their American captors.

The Ministry of Defense confirmed on May 30 that the case was under investigation.

On Friday, the ministry said the Royal Military Police's Special Investigations Branch has completed its investigation, and the army's prosecuting authority was deliberating whether to press charges.

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more: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/8559422.htm?1c

The time is now, Poodle!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. leadership

or lack of leadership is what this is partly about.

And yes the troopers will pay, but in the Amercican case, how bout the Mercenaries

[Skittles]

3. um

I don't think I would behave this way because my leadership sucked. Some other dynamic is happening here.

[maddezmom]

2. UK troops in Iraqi torture probe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3675215.stm

in light of the news that's breaking on the BBC site.

[maddezmom]

4. Britain Probes Alleged Prison Abuse Case

they changed the title and the story.....

LONDON - British military officials confirmed Friday that they are investigating new allegations that their soldiers abused a prisoner in Iraq.

The report came as the Daily Mirror newspaper published photos of a hooded prisoner who reportedly was beaten and had teeth broken at the hands of British troops.

"All allegations are already under investigation," Chief of General Staff General Sir Michael Jackson told a late night news conference.

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