An Abu Ghraib guide, with links, news, and comments. Beginning in 2004, accounts of abuse, torture, sodomy and homicide of prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq (also known as Baghdad Correctional Facility) came to public...
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An Abu Ghraib guide, with links, news, and comments. Beginning in 2004, accounts of abuse, torture, sodomy and homicide of prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq (also known as Baghdad Correctional Facility) came to public attention. The acts were committed by some personnel of the 372nd Military Police Company of the United States Army together with additional American governmental agencies. These additional agencies have been referred to as the OGA (Other Government Agencies), which is an often used euphemism for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Hey guys, One of my facebook friends sent me this clip on Abu Ghraib. I thought of sharing it to you along with my poem, which is in my upcoming book, 150+1 Poems on THE EXPERIMENTAL DASANG (Hey Poem) and 45 OTHER POETRY FORMS: An Anthology. Hope you would like it. ABUSES THAT MAY NOT BE Neither been to infamous Abu Ghraib Nor seen that well-known human pyramid Abuse! So bile, which spread a wild fire... Subduing green thumb; replacing the brier! I never met those smiling hominid Teasing... Read Full Story
Abu Ghraib Torture
This was the prison detention facility where Iraqi men and teens endured routine and heinous acts of torture, rape, sodomy, and even murder. Karpinsky said ninety percent of them were being held without charge.
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Known to the World as “The Man behind the Hood”. Al Shalal was tortured at Abu Ghraib Prison.
In February of 2007, Global Research published the complete transcript of Professor Ali Shalal’s testimony.
His sworn... Read Full Story
Lt. Col. Steven Jordan is being court-martialed for dereliction of duty in the Abu Ghraib prison where prisoners were abused by guards. Col. Jordan argues he was not responsible for the MPs who committed the actions and had nothing to do with use of dogs against prisoners. Michael Eckroth, one of the interrogators said Jordan [...] Read Full Story
Four men who were held in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison have instituted legal action against two security firms, CACI and L-3, for violating their rights as human beings. The law suits were simultaneously brought in Washington, Maryland, Washington and Michigan through the assistance of the Center for Constitutional Rights which is at the forefront of the action. Sa’addon Ali Hameed Ogaldi, who was imprisoned in Abu Ghraib claims he was hidden away to the Red Cross would not know of the... Read Full Story
When word came of the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, government credibility was lost.
I have never worked in a military prison. I can only imagine what proper procedures may require.
I served in various Marine units, stateside, peacetime & 2.5 years overseas ‘79-’99. None of of the units I was in were anything more than average Marine units.
At a typical stateside, peacetime unit, watches were posted after normal working hours. NCOs were posted at the barracks to make... Read Full Story
Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison has been set alight during a riot. The jail became notorious after prisoner abuse was discovered there after US forces took over.
Wardens had been searching for drugs and banned items such as mobile phones when three inmates started a fire by burning a mattress. The fire injured three wardens but not prisoners, who began rioting. That injured three inmates. The Iraqi army responded and US helicopters assisted. The decision was later taken to evacuate the jail to... Read Full Story
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GRN is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Story Details Category News Type Updates Story Groups City BAGHDAD Country Iraq Profile GRN World Embargo 2/21/2009 Posted 2/21/2009 Forward Planning Date Keywords Duration 0min 0sec Cost $0.00 Contributors Tina Susman , Rania Abouzeid , Ned... Read Full Story
The decision of the US military to throw out the only conviction of an officer for misbeavior in the Abu Ghraib scandal has raised the level of criticism by human rights advocates regarding the failure of the military to conduct a fair investigation. Lt. Col. Steven Jordan, whose conviction was overthrown, admitted many officers and enlisted soldiersdid not face adequate scrutiny in the investigation. He said the probe was “not complete” and a link between Abu Ghraid and conditions in... Read Full Story
Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib prison reopened, with a new name and official promises Saturday of humane treatment in a lockup notorious as a center for abuse. Read Full Story
By Associated Press October 15, 2009, 12:18AM DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A soldier who was photographed giving a smiling "thumbs-up" beside a pyramid of naked Abu Ghraib detainees should have her criminal conviction overturned because parading prisoners in the nude was apparently U.S.Army policy, her lawyer told the military's highest court Wednesday. Defense attorney Frank J. Spinner also told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces it was like "a fraternity-type... Read Full Story
