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07/13/2003 Archived Entry: "Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners"

Amnesty Criticizes U.S. Interrogations
An Iraqi businessman detained during a raid on his home says U.S. interrogators deprived him of sleep, forced him to kneel naked and kept him bound hand and foot with a bag over his head for eight days.

Iraqi says U.S. soldiers abused him by tying him, putting bag on head
Iraqi says U.S. treats prisoners harshly
Dreaded prison again holds Iraqis

I really don't like these pictures.
It's 110-115 degrees over there and our own troops have died from the heat and we are
bagging up these suspects. Why not use goggles like in Afghanistan?
I guess we are not there to win any friends.

Why is that guy smiling?