Raw Story: More than 13,000 being held by coalition in Iraqi prisons

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More than 13,000 being held by coalition in Iraqi prisons; Less than 2% have been convicted

Larisa Alexandrovna

November 15, 2005

Recent documents leaked to RAW STORY reveal that as of Nov. 8, coalition forces in Iraq held 13,514 in Iraqi prisons. The documents also reveal the grim landscape of Iraq’s internment system, in which just two percent of those detained been convicted. A UN report has confirmed the basic figures.

A slide created by Detainee Operations at US Central Command (CENTCOM), provided to RAW STORY, reveals that 13,514 detainees are currently held inside coalition-run internment camps throughout Iraq. The figure represents a huge spike from March 2004 – when just 5,673 were reported held, according to a source familiar with the documents.

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http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Exclusive_More_than_13000_being_held_1115.html

Peace.

[Arkana]

1. About 12,700 are there

because they have brown skin and/or looked at the troops funny.

[CoffeeCat]

2. So intolerable. So repulsive...

I just cannot stand to hear this awful information.

This is a dangerous situation. We are setting up the precursors for a concentration-camp-like situation.

Our soldiers think of the Iraqi people as the enemy, because they don't know who is an innocent civilians and who will blow them up. Our soldiers distrust and believe they are at war with all Iraqis.

We have nearly 15,000 Iraqis detained. How in the world can we say that we're bringing peace and freedom to this country? We're locking up so many of these people!

Didn't Rumsfeld estimate--nearly a year ago--that there were 10,000 insurgents in Iraq. Does this mean that we've caught them all?

We are in that country--unchecked and following no rule of law.

Atrocities will happen if we don't stop this.

I am sickened and horrified by this.

[RethugAssKicker]

3. I had heard a year ago that it was over 40,000.

40,000 or 13,000 ... Its unbelievable...

The military has basically been rounding up male over 10 on the streets and putting them in prison. - calling them a terrorist.

This is our wonderful military making us safe!

[callady]

4. Appalling

[DemInDistress]

8. callady....excellent picture

how'd you do that?

[Mr_Spock]

5. 29000 dead, 13000 in prison, 2072 Americans dead, ~20,000 injured

Spread the misery Mr. Bush, spread the misery :eyes:

[oregonindy]

6. Just good ole american know how...we already have the #1 prison pop here

the US currently has the largest documented prison population in the world.

the U.S. currently has the largest documented prison population in the world, both in absolute and proportional terms. We've got roughly 2.03 million people behind bars, or 701 per 100,000 population.

[texpatriot2004]

7. So this is the "more humane Iraq" Chumpy spoke of yesterday.

Evil bastard.

[saracat]

9. Where are the "sources" to this?

"Sources close to" just doesn't cut it with me. This isn't sourced any better than a tabloid! All this might be true but.......