Torture pics from court martial trial in England

[DoYouEverWonder]

Photographs shown to a court martial where three soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers are facing charges over the alleged ill-treatment of civilian prisoners at a humanitarian aid camp in Iraq, 2003.




The soldier identified as Lance Corporal Mark Cooley aims a simulated punch at an Iraqi detainee bound from the waist up in blue netting.




L/Cpl Cooley drives a fork lift with an Iraqi tied to the front, his upper body bound in netting. The soldier says he was moving the man "out of the sun".




Two naked Iraqis simulate a sex act while giving the 'thumbs up' sign to the camera.




A soldier aims a simulated kick at a bound detainee on the floor, his head near a puddle of water.




L/Cpl Darren Larkin stands on an Iraqi, with one foot on his leg and another near his shoulder.

[Solly Mack]

1. "humanitarian aid camp "

Damn

[whistle]

2. These are pictures of the British mistreating Iraqi prisoners of...

...war, correct? This whole situation is disgusting.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. Yes, another 'isolated' incident

However by isolated I think they mean that it was done behind closed doors, rather than a one time event.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Not prisoners of war - alleged looters

Mr Giret blamed a military plan known as Operation Ali Baba - referring to the story Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves - for the alleged offences.

Camp commander Maj Dan Taylor, responsible for Operation Ali Baba, told his troops to catch looters who had been stealing food and "work them hard", the court heard.

Mr Giret told the court: "The whole reason he is in the dock stems from those who gave the order to operate the plan Ali Baba."

This order contravened the Geneva Convention, according to prosecution lawyer Lt Col Nick Clapham.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4187789.stm

[spanone]

5. Makes you proud, don't it.

:puke:

[raggedcompany]

6. sickening

why did you say "simulated" punch and kick, DoYouEverWonder? Were the blows not actual?

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. I just copied the captions

that were with the pics on the BBC site. It doesn't look very 'simulated' to me either.

[arwalden]

8. Disgusting.

This is the kind of stuff that makes right wingers cream in their pants.

[not systems]

9. The Brits are so much better with the natives because...

they have more practice.

Isn't that just the thing, as now as before the
British empire was a torturer camp.

[Taxloss]

10. Yes, all that practise in the Maze prison and suchlike.