LAT/AP: Records Show Army Ended Abuse Probe Early

[DeepModem Mom]

Records Show Army Ended Abuse Probe Early
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer


WASHINGTON -- The Army closed a criminal investigation of abuse allegations by an Iraqi detainee last year, finding no reason to believe his claims, even though no Americans involved in the case were questioned, according to Pentagon records made public Thursday.

Internal Army documents about the Iraqi's capture on Jan. 4, 2004, and his subsequent interrogation at an unspecified facility at or near Baghdad International Airport were not reviewed, the records show, because investigators were told they had been lost in a computer malfunction.

The Iraqi, whose full name was blacked out in the documents by U.S. censors, is described as a relative of a former bodyguard for Saddam Hussein.

The detainee alleged that he was kicked in the stomach once and punched in the spine once by his interrogators. He said he was placed in front of a window air conditioner after being stripped naked and having a bag placed over his head. Cold water was poured over the bag every few minutes, he said, and he was dragged around a room by his arm.

The investigation records were among thousands of pages of records released by the American Civil Liberties Union, which obtained them from the Defense Department as part of a Freedom of Information request....


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top12jan12,0,3791059.story

[NanceGreggs]

1. Never in a MILLION YEARS ...

... did I think my beloved country would come to THIS.

[aquart]

2. And so quickly.

[movonne]

3. Just hang on, it is not going to get any better...only if and when we

get these crooks out of congress and the white house, can we hope for better things to come (and that is a big if).

[cosmicone]

4. Records Show Army Ended Abuse Probe Early

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060112/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_detainee_abuse

WASHINGTON - The Army closed a criminal investigation of abuse allegations by an Iraqi detainee last year, finding no reason to believe his claims, even though no Americans involved in the case were questioned, according to Pentagon records made public Thursday.

Internal Army documents about the Iraqi's capture on Jan. 4, 2004, and his subsequent interrogation at an unspecified facility at or near Baghdad International Airport were not reviewed, the records show, because investigators were told they had been lost in a computer malfunction.

The Iraqi, whose full name was blacked out in the documents by U.S. censors, is described as a relative of a former bodyguard for Saddam Hussein.

The detainee alleged that he was kicked in the stomach once and punched in the spine once by his interrogators. He said he was placed in front of a window air conditioner after being stripped naked and having a bag placed over his head. Cold water was poured over the bag every few minutes, he said, and he was dragged around a room by his arm.

[Rose Siding]

5. By using fake names, how can there be any oversight of ANYTHING?

The records indicate that the Iraqi was captured in a house in Tikrit, Saddam's home town, and screened by members of Task Force 6-26. They also indicated that the probe was impeded in part by the fact that Task Force members involved in captures of detainees had been authorized to use fake names.

[rodeodance]

6. no Americans questioned. geech!!!!

.......even though no Americans involved in the case were questioned, according to Pentagon records made public Thursday.

[sabra]

7. Army Dropped Abuse Probe, Records Show

http://www.kfmb.com/stories/story.34592.html

Army Dropped Abuse Probe, Records Show


The Army closed a criminal investigation of abuse allegations by an Iraqi detainee last year, finding no reason to believe his claims, even though no Americans involved in the case were questioned, according to Pentagon records made public Thursday.

Internal Army documents about the Iraqi's capture on Jan. 4, 2004, and his subsequent interrogation at an unspecified facility at or near Baghdad International Airport were not reviewed, the records show, because investigators were told they had been lost in a computer malfunction.

The Iraqi, whose full name was blacked out in the documents by U.S. censors, is described as a relative of a former bodyguard for Saddam Hussein.

The detainee alleged that he was kicked in the stomach once and punched in the spine once by his interrogators. He said he was placed in front of a window air conditioner after being stripped naked and having a bag placed over his head. Cold water was poured over the bag every few minutes, he said, and he was dragged around a room by his arm.

[saigon68]

8. It's OK he's only a (insert racial epithet here) head

</sarcasm>

[killbotfactory]

9. No reason to believe his claims?!

"He said he was placed in front of a window air conditioner after being stripped naked and having a bag placed over his head. Cold water was poured over the bag every few minutes, he said, and he was dragged around a room by his arm."

This has been described as SOP, and NOT TORTURE, by our beloved government officials.

[Zodiak]

10. Therefore there is no wrongdoing

Yeah, we get it. But man does it suck. Criminality legalized so it is no longer criminal. No organ failure or death...no foul.

I hate what my country has become.