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| − | '''Abu Ghraib prison,''' located 20 [[Mile|miles]] (32 [[Kilometer|kilometers]]) from [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], was a notorious [[Prison|prison]] under [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein's]] regime. During the occupation by the U.S.-led coalition, accounts of abuse of prisoners by U. S. forces emerged and led to | + | '''Abu Ghraib prison,''' located 20 [[Mile|miles]] (32 [[Kilometer|kilometers]]) from [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]], was a notorious [[Prison|prison]] under [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein's]] regime. During the occupation by the U.S.-led coalition, accounts of abuse of prisoners by U. S. forces emerged and led to courts martial of several individuals, including [[Lynndie England]]. Several of the accused soldiers claimed they were acting under orders. In 2004 [[Arundhati Roy]] told a meeting of the American Sociological Association in Berkeley broadcast on [[Democracy Now]], |
:''Each of the Iraqi children killed by the United States was our child.'' | :''Each of the Iraqi children killed by the United States was our child.'' | ||
Revision as of 03:59, March 16, 2007
Template:Stub Abu Ghraib prison, located 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Baghdad, Iraq, was a notorious prison under Saddam Hussein's regime. During the occupation by the U.S.-led coalition, accounts of abuse of prisoners by U. S. forces emerged and led to courts martial of several individuals, including Lynndie England. Several of the accused soldiers claimed they were acting under orders. In 2004 Arundhati Roy told a meeting of the American Sociological Association in Berkeley broadcast on Democracy Now,
- Each of the Iraqi children killed by the United States was our child.
- Each prisoner tortured in Abu Ghraib was our comrade.[1]
Reference
- ↑ [http://nobsnews.blogspot.com/2004/08/arundhati-roy-transcript.html Transcript of Arundhati Roy Speaking to American Sociological Association] from Democracy Now
Further reading
- Abu Ghraib inmates aren't 'helpless' - they're lethal, Deroy Murdock, The Daily Oakland Press, May 24, 2004.