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U.S. Soldiers Kill Two Prisoners At Notorious Iraqi Jail
Agence France-Presse
| August 18, 2004
Posted on 08/18/2004 12:11:14 PM PDT by HAL9000
BAGHDAD, Aug 18 (AFP) - US soldiers killed two prisoners when a fight got out of control at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, at the heart of a US prison abuse scandal earlier this year, the US military said. The disturbance broke out at 5:45 am (0145 GMT) when guards saw a large group of detainees attacking a fellow inmate with rocks and tent poles before the fight swelled to more than 200 people, a statement said.
Non-lethal ammunition failed to disperse the group, so lethal force was authorized when the life of one detainee was deemed still at risk, it added.
A spokesman confirmed that US soldiers had shot dead two prisoners.
Five others were also injured, but it was not clear whether they were wounded by US gunfire or during the fight itself.
"The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation," the military said.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abugharib; baghdad; iraq
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:11:15 PM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
"hold your fire, hold your fire!
"But he's still moving Sir"
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:13:25 PM PDT
by
Viet-Boat-Rider
((KERRY IS A NARCISSISTIC LIAR, GOLDBRICKER, AND TRAITOR!))
To: HAL9000
Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:13:42 PM PDT
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: HAL9000
That's the way the bullets bounce.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:15:09 PM PDT
by
theDentist
("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
To: randog
"What does this about us???"</NYT-style navel gazing and handwringing>
Uh, it says we know how to stop a prison riot.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:16:50 PM PDT
by
Callahan
To: HAL9000
Here we go...let's see if Peter, Dan, and Tom will cover this as the top story tonight.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:16:55 PM PDT
by
cwiz24
To: HAL9000
Non-lethal ammunition failed to disperse the group
This war has been allowed to be so damn PC that our troops guarding the worst of the worst prisoners are issued rubber bullets!!!!!
It is a sham and a shame!!!!
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:27:09 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
(After 20 years in the Senate, all Kerry has to run on is 4 months of service in Viet Nam.)
To: theDentist
probably fighting over who gets to wear the panties next
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:36:10 PM PDT
by
Rakkasan1
(Justice of the Piece:Kerry/Edwards...so full of crap they need two Johns.)
To: HAL9000
Should have backed off and let them kill each other. The vast majority there are either common criminals or terrorists.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:44:01 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: HAL9000
Title Correction:
U.S. Soldiers save life of Iraqi prisoner.
Soldiers used rubber bullets in an attempt to quell a prison riot, but were forced to use lethal force and shoot two prisoners who were beating a fellow prisoner during Prison riot.
From being damned to being Heroes.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:45:50 PM PDT
by
Prost1
(Why isn't Berger in jail?)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Should have backed off and let them kill each other With 200 to 1 odds, I'd say we was probably a snitch. Maybe he'll be of some use.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:47:32 PM PDT
by
jtminton
(Kerry/Edwards 2004: It's Boring in America again!)
To: HAL9000
They should let a guy with severe muscle spasms guard the prisoners. With a tripod-mounted mini-gun. That'll keep 'em calm.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:50:45 PM PDT
by
Shryke
(Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl.)
To: jtminton
Or someone suspected of being a snitch.
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posted on
08/18/2004 12:54:40 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn't be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: HAL9000
August 18, 2004
Release Number: 04-08-58
ABU GHRAIB FIGHT LEAVES TWO DETAINEES DEAD, FIVE WOUNDED
Aug. 18, 2004
BAGHDAD - A fight that broke out among detainees at the Abu Ghraib detention facility early this morning resulted in the death of two detainees, with five others wounded.
The altercation among the detainees broke out at about 5:45 a.m., when guards observed a large group of security detainees attacking another detainee using rocks and tent poles. Guards attempted to intervene with verbal warnings, but the situation continued to escalate and the number of detainees involved swelled to over 200, resulting in the use of non-lethal rounds to disperse the group.
When this failed to quell the situation and it was determined that a detainee's life was still at risk, lethal force was authorized, and the situation was brought under control.
Medical assistance was immediately provided on site and at the detention hospital. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
TEXT PROVIDED BY MNF-I DETAINEE OPERATIONS PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT LTC BARRY JOHNSON AT barry.johnson@vcmain.hq.c5.army.mil , (914) 360-3495 or Iraqna 07901 92 86 58.
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