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  • US Troops Cleared of 'Abusing' Reporters

    05/20/2004 11:05:30 AM PDT · by sathers · 57 replies · 262+ views
    Newsday ^ | May 20, 2004 | Estes Thompson
    Army paratroopers accused of beating, taunting and humiliating jounralists detained in Iraq have been given a refresher course on proper handling of detainees, even though an investigation cleared them of abuse, a spokesman said Thursday. Reuters said three Iraqis working for the news agency were physically abused and forced to put shoes in their mouths during their January 2-5 detention at a military camp.The news agency decided to make the incident public when the US Military said there was no evidence of abuse after news broke about the mistreatment of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prision in Baghdad.Division spokesman Major...