UN: "Extrajudicial executions," death squad activity on the rise in Iraq

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KHA849841.htm

UN raises alarm on death squads and torture in Iraq
08 Sep 2005 17:02:22 GMT

Source: Reuters

By Mussab Al-Khairalla

BAGHDAD, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The United Nations raised the alarm on Thursday about mounting violence in Iraq blamed on pro-government militias and urged the authorities to look into reports of systematic torture in police stations.

In a bi-monthly human rights report, released on a day when 14 more victims of "extrajudicial executions" were found near Baghdad, the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq also said "mass arrests" by U.S. and Iraqi forces, and long detentions without charge, could damage support for the new political system.

"Corpses appear regularly in and around Baghdad and other areas. Most bear signs of torture and appear to be victims of extrajudicial executions," it said, noting incidents reported after arrests by "forces linked to the Ministry of Interior".

"Serious allegations of extra-judicial executions ... underline a deterioration in the situation of law and order."

[whistle]

1. John Negroponte, his fingers and shadow and odor is all other

...these death squad killings.

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2. Welcome Iraq

To the Republican definition of Democracy, not that much better then the Saddam version, is it?

[Darranar]

3. The "Salvador option." What a surprise. n/t

[MisterP]

4. and that was reported last December, I think

a LOOONG way back (or sometime 'round the New Year)

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5. Speaking of the UN.............

don't mean to change the subject but just read where that fuckwad we sent there is hitting them with a zillion points about a promise we signed in 2000 to help the poor, developing nations. We are trying to get out of our commitment. Who'd a thunk such a good, generous, caring for the poor nation like us would ever think of doing that...........these people are scum..............