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"Iraq is free of rape rooms
and torture chambers" George W Bush, October 8, 2003, Republican National Committee Presidential Gala |
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In the Taguba report, the US Army admits to the following: ...Intentional abuse of detainees by military police personnel included the following acts: a. Punching, slapping, and kicking detainees; jumping on their naked feet; b. Videotaping and photographing naked male and female detainees; c. Forcibly arranging detainees in various sexually explicit positions for photographing; d. Forcing detainees to remove their clothing and keeping them naked for several days at a time; e. Forcing naked male detainees to wear women's underwear; f. Forcing groups of male detainees to masturbate themselves while being photographed and videotaped; g. Arranging naked male detainees in a pile and then jumping on them; h. Positioning a naked detainee on a MRE Box, with a sandbag on his head, and attaching wires to his fingers, toes, and penis to simulate electric torture; … j. Placing a dog chain or strap around a naked detainee's neck and having a female soldier pose for a picture; k. A male MP guard having sex with a female detainee; l. Using military working dogs (without muzzles) to intimidate and frighten detainees, and in at least one case biting and severely injuring a detainee … These findings are amply supported by written confessions provided by several of the suspects, written statements provided by detainees, and witness statements. … In addition, several detainees also described the following acts of abuse, which under the circumstances, I find credible based on the clarity of their statements and supporting evidence provided by other witnesses (ANNEX 26): a. Breaking chemical lights and pouring the phosphoric liquid on detainees; b. Threatening detainees with a charged 9mm pistol; c. Pouring cold water on naked detainees; d. Beating detainees with a broom handle and a chair; e. Threatening male detainees with rape; … g. Sodomizing a detainee with a chemical light and perhaps a broom stick." |