Is This Britain's Abu Ghraib?Court-Martial Sees Images of Alleged Abuse in Iraq

The HeraldJanuary 19, 2005

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AN Iraqi civilian lies cowering on the f loor and bound in a net as a British soldier swings his fist.

This picture is one of the 22 images of alleged brutality put to a court-martial yesterday where three soldiers face charges of mistreating Iraqi detainees at a humanitarian aid camp in Basra. The Iraqis had been detained after trying to steal powdered milk and food.

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Is This Britain's Abu Ghraib?Court-Martial Sees Images of Alleged Abuse in Iraq

The hearing, in Osnabruck, Germany, comes just three days after a US soldier was sentenced to 10 years in jail after he was found guilty of abu...

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