Doug writes: The report also includes allegations that people arrested by Iraqi police were not always involved in the insurgency but were innocents targeted for extortion. If they refused to pay up they were handed over to the US with the message that they had valuable intel. There is no refuge in the claim that those abused, tortured or killed were only "bad apples".
Apparently, the Red Cross knew months ago about some of the abuses and mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of American soldiers. Despite that, their complaints and recommendations were kept private. Was that justified? Should the Red Cross have gone public earlier or should they have maintained confidentiality? Read More...
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