Excerpts From Accused Soldier's Journal

[Judi Lynn]

Excerpts From Accused Soldier's Journal
By The Associated Press

(AP-NY-04-29-04 2300EDT)

After an investigation into problems at a Baghdad prison run by the U.S. military began, Maryland-based soldier Ivan ``Chip'' Frederick wrote an account of how the prison he helped run treated inmates. The writings were given to The Associated Press on Thursday by the soldier's uncle:


``I questioned some of the things that I saw ... such things as leaving inmates in their cell with no clothes or in females' underpants, handcuffing them to the door of their cell. I questioned this and the answer I got was, 'This is how military intelligence (MI) wants it done.' MI didn't want any of the inmates talking to each other. This is what happened when they were caught talking.''


``Prisoners were forced to live in damp, cool cells. MI has also instructed us to place a prisoner in an isolation cell with little or no clothes, no toilet or running water, no ventilation or window for as much as three days.''
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``Brigade should have had rules and regulations and the Geneva Convention in the establishment from the beginning.''
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http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/ap/ap_story.html/National/AP.V5468.AP-Prisoner-Abuse-.html
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