UN envoy: Iraq torture “worse now than under Saddam”

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"What most people tell you is that the situation as far as torture is concerned now in Iraq is totally out of hand".

"The situation is so bad many people say it is worse than it has been in the times of Saddam Hussein,"

The UN report says detainees' bodies often show signs of beating using electrical cables, wounds in heads and genitals, broken legs and hands, electric and cigarette burns.

Bodies found at the Baghdad mortuary "often bear signs of severe torture including acid-induced injuries and burns caused by chemical substances".

Many bodies have missing skin, broken bones, back, hands and legs, missing eyes, missing teeth and wounds caused by power drills or nails, the UN report says.

It concludes that torture threatens "the very fabric of the country" as victims exact their own revenge and fuel further violence. Meanwhile, Bush/Cheney continue stating "we're safer now"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5368360.stm

[LynnTheDem]

1. Everything for everyone in every way in Iraq is WORSE NOW

than under Saddam Hussein.

And some day the majority of Americans may realize the facts of just how much worse it is now when they learn the true facts of Hussein's reign, and not the propagandized demonization bullshit the US "government and "media" spewed.

But there is no need whatsoever to wonder why the majority of the world despises us. And no, it ain't for our "freedoms" or "liberties". We're not even on the top 15 nations for either.

[BuyingThyme]

2. kcik