Monday, November 24, 2003

Winning hearts and minds in Iraq

Pictures of US soldiers searching young girls on their way to class have provoked renewed international outrage.

Exclusive photos show US-led occupation forces frisking schoolgirls – a move condemned by the girls’ parents and international human rights organisations alike.

One father, Abu Muhammad, told Aljazeera.net on Sunday that if he ever hears his daughter has been touched by American soldiers again, he would “not be responsible for the consequences”.

“This humiliation has got to end now. I refuse to live like this. I’d rather die and I’ll take a few soldiers with me – and that’s a promise, not a threat."

......In another heavily-criticised development, US-led occupation forces now regularly put bags over the heads of Iraqi detainees.

The blanket policy has become a regular occurrence at the time of arrest with no regard for whether the people detained are guilty of any crime or not.


article with pictures

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.

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