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[title] => IS THIS WHAT WE BROUGHT?
[time] => 2006-09-21 18:29:42
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[bodytext] =>  Iraq torture 'worse after Saddam' Thursday, 21 September 2006 Torture may be worse now in Iraq than under former leader Saddam Hussein, the UN's chief anti-torture expert says. Manfred Nowak said the situation in Iraq was 'out of control', with abuses being committed by security forces, militia groups and anti-US insurgents. Bodies found in the Baghdad morgue 'often bear signs of severe torture', said the human rights office of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq in a report. The wounds confirmed reports given by refugees from Iraq, Mr Nowak said. 'What most people tell you is that the situation as far as torture is concerned now in Iraq is totally out of hand,' the Austrian law professor said. 'The situation is so bad many people say it is worse than it has been in the times of Saddam Hussein,' he added. The UN report says detainees' bodies often show signs of beating using electrical cables, wounds in heads and genitals, broken legs and hands, electric and cigarette burns. Bodies found at the Baghdad mortuary 'often bear signs of severe torture including acid-induced injuries and burns caused by chemical substances'. Many bodies have missing skin, broken bones, back, hands and legs, missing eyes, missing teeth and wounds caused by power drills or nails, the UN report says. Victims come from prisons run by US-led multinational forces as well as by the ministries of interior and defence and private militias, the report said. O// Is this what we brought? Is this what we wrought? Torture worse now than under Saddam? Is this why we fought? Is this why they died? Why Iraqi children fried? Torture worse now than under Saddam? Why US troops died? It’s out of control With no end goal Beating with cables Head wounds Genital wounds Broken legs and hands Electric and cigarette burns Acid burns Missing skin Broken bones Eyes gouged out Missing teeth Power drill wounds Nail wounds Is this what we brought? Is this what we wrought? Torture worse now than under Saddam? Is this why we fought? Is this why they died? Why Iraqi children fried? Torture worse now than under Saddam? Why US troops died? It’s out of control With no end goal [comments] => 4 [counter] => 236 [topic] => 57 [informant] => steeleyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => war )
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