Torture of Iraqi prisoners self-inflicted says US army general

Simon Assaf, Socialist Worker

A recently revealed US department of defence report has sounded alarm bells among human rights groups. The report marks an attempt by the US military to reclassify the meaning of torture while discrediting its victims. The 75 page investigation, concluded by Brigadier General Richard Formica in Autumn 2004, was made public earlier this month after a campaign by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). According to ACLU the report is "a whitewash"...

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