Iraqis Demand Release of Abu Ghraib Prisoners

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=1&u=/nm/20040505/ts_nm/iraq_prison_protest_dc

Protesters carrying Iraqi flags and placards reading in English "You have given a bad impression of America and Christians," gathered at the Abu Ghraib prison, infamous for torture under deposed Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).

Images released last week of U.S. troops abusing Iraqis in the jail have inflamed sentiment against the U.S.-led occupation of the country and left Washington scrambling to repair its image with Iraqis ahead of a formal handover of sovereignty.

Relatives of the nearly 4,000 Abu Ghraib prisoners who are among about 10,000 Iraqis held by occupying troops demanded they be set free immediately. Some said the images of soldiers forcing Iraqis to pose nude and simulate sex acts would draw retribution.

"They have taken five of my children. It's a crime," screamed one woman at a checkpoint outside the prison on the western outskirts of Baghdad, surrounded by blast barriers, razor wire and U.S. machine-gun posts atop the walls.



An Iraqi boy holds up a sign condemning the U.S. while demonstrating outside the prison of Abu Ghraib west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad May 5, 2004. Hundreds of Iraqis marched on Wednesday outside the walls of the military jail in Iraq (news - web sites) where U.S. soldiers photographed themselves abusing Iraqi prisoners, and demanded the release of jailed relatives. REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber

[drNick]

1. Another Iraqi Torture Story

http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=275

poor guy, I hope he recovers.

[newyawker99]

5. Hi drNick!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[maddezmom]

2. aprrox 2,000 protest

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/126/world/Iraqis_protest_prisoner_treatm:.shtml

[maddezmom]

3. showing video now on CNN

lots of angry and grim folks....

[johnnie]

4. Yes...

And they have the right to be angry. When will the "civilized" Americans get angry?