Group: Iraqi Forces Torturing Detainees ( Human Rights Watch ...... says.......)

Las Vegas Sun ^ | January 24, 2005 at 19:30:48 PST | ASSOCIATED PRESS

[Ecthelion]

Looks like they said X words:

"The Iraqi security forces obviously face tremendous challenges, including an insurgency that has targeted civilians," Whitson added.

"We unequivocally condemn the insurgents' brutality. . ."

So, we have a pair of halves of a 2 sentences directly dealing with the terrori- err, insurgents. Isn't that enough for you? </S>

[Hoplite]

Cripes - the ignorance on display on this thread is disheartening.

HRW has not only been on Saddam's case for his treatment of his subjects, but has also taken issue with the insurgent's activities.

What is at stake here is whether we are able to transfer our (America's) values regarding human rights to the new Iraqi government, or if we will see them fall into that category of nations our President singled out for opprobrium in his inaugural address.

[jveritas]

The top aide terrorist to AL Zarqawi did not confess his terror crime if he was not tortured. Torture is the most effective tool to make terrorists speak, and anyone who think otherwise is a complete idiot, or just afraid to be branded as beast.

[piasa]

I can't help but notice that their 'evidence' seems to be nothing more than claims made by alleged former detainees. The article doesn't provide any evidence that these people sustained any physical injuries. While we're digging up actual bodies, giving people artificial limbs to replace what they lost to the Iraqi regime, and feeding children with malnutrition because Saddam preferred to use his budget for buying arms instead of ensuring a self-sustaining economy for Iraq so people to obtain their own...

Human rights watch is worried about some guys who say they had a bad time at one of our resorts based upon *thin air*.

Now, if these guys were escapees from prewar Iraq claiming they had seen WMD or had been in an Iraqi bioweapons faility filling shells, we would be told to discount their testimony because they are just dissidents with an agenda.

But because these guys were captured as terrorists, they are considere a satisfactory source?

[bray]

Time to begin Torturing Human Rights Watch!!! Perhaps a Hotlead Enema for starters???

Pray for W and Our Troops

[piasa]

No, my mistake. It wasn't Human Rights Watch that was all over Jordan for its imprisonment of Hikmat Shakir, it was Amnesty International.

[grounhog]

An eye for an eye, and a head for a head.....