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===Abu Ghraib under Saddam Hussein===

===Abu Ghraib under Saddam Hussein===

During Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq, countless reports of torture and execution at Abu Ghraib emerged. The US State Department records incidents at Abu Ghraib involving the amputation of prisoners’ limbs for the crime of conducting business in United States currency in 1994<ref>“Iraqis Dismembered by Saddam Received Artificial Limbs in U.S.” US State Department, 28 May 2004, http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=May&x=20040528165245cpataruK3.368777e-02</ref> and the 2001 execution of  28 political prisoners in a wave of “prison cleansing.” <ref>Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Iraq 2001,” US State Department, March 4, 2002.

During Saddam Hussein’s rule in Iraq, countless reports of torture and execution at Abu Ghraib emerged. The US State Department records incidents at Abu Ghraib involving the amputation of prisoners’ limbs for the crime of conducting business in United States currency in 1994<ref>“Iraqis Dismembered by Saddam Received Artificial Limbs in U.S.” US State Department, 28 May 2004, http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=May&x=20040528165245cpataruK3.368777e-02</ref> and the 2001 execution of  28 political prisoners in a wave of “prison cleansing.” <ref>Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Iraq 2001,” US State Department, March 4, 2002.

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/nea/8257.html</ref>  Additionally, in a report detailing conditions in Iraq under Hussein, the White House records the execution of over 4,000 prisoners at Abu Ghraib in 1984 alone.<ref>“Life Under Saddam,” http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/04/20030404-1.html</ref>

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/nea/8257.html</ref>  Additionally, in a report detailing conditions in Iraq under Hussein, the White House records the execution of over 4,000 prisoners at Abu Ghraib in 1984 alone.<ref>“Life Under Saddam,” https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/04/20030404-1.html</ref>

===Abu Ghraib under Coalition Control===

===Abu Ghraib under Coalition Control===

On May 24, 2004 President [[George W. Bush]] summarized the affair, “Under the dictator, prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values...”<ref>Presidential Remarks at United States War College, May 24, 2004.

On May 24, 2004 President [[George W. Bush]] summarized the affair, “Under the dictator, prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our values...”<ref>Presidential Remarks at United States War College, May 24, 2004.

  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/05/20040524-1 0.html</ref>

  https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/05/20040524-1 0.html</ref>

On May 11, 2009, President [[Barack Obama]] is trying to censor the publication of more alleged pictures.<ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/white-house-wants-a-delay-in-the-release-of-detainee-photos/]</ref>

On May 11, 2009, President [[Barack Obama]] is trying to censor the publication of more alleged pictures.<ref>[https://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/white-house-wants-a-delay-in-the-release-of-detainee-photos/]</ref>

==References==

==References==

:'''Warning: These photographs are quite graphic!'''

:'''Warning: These photographs are quite graphic!'''

*[http://www.salon.com/news/abu_ghraib/2006/03/14/introduction/] Salon.com Abu Ghraib Photo Archives

*[https://www.salon.com/news/abu_ghraib/2006/03/14/introduction/] Salon.com Abu Ghraib Photo Archives

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