Word: ghraib
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...pictures had eerie and disturbing echoes: men in blindfolds squatting on the floor looking disoriented, then being forced to march over rocky ground. These were not images of Abu Ghraib, but videos of British servicemen, part of a naval training team, arrested by Iranian forces after straying into Iranian waters during a storm. The sailors quickly apologized on TV, and after four tense days they were released as moderates in Tehran apparently prevailed in an internal power struggle. But hard-liners in the Revolutionary Guards had seemed eager to goad London, suggesting the men were special forces. According to Sadegh...
...Shame of Abu Ghraib...
Your report on the psychological and physical mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib by U.S. soldiers came as a great shock and exploded the myth that we live in a civilized world [May 17]. If the U.S. attacked Iraq to rescue its people from the cruelty of their dictator, then what kind of example has been set by those abusive American soldiers? Today the whole world is disgusted by their acts. There is a lot of talk about human rights nowadays. Does such a thing exist? Abu Ghraib will haunt the world for years to come. SANGHITA C. BHATTACHARJEE Calcutta...
After Abu Ghraib and the insurgents' attacks, which have resulted in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, many people around the globe are asking when Washington will realize that invading Iraq has not solved that country's problems. Public sentiment has turned against the U.S. because of Iraq. America represents many beliefs that the world values in the 21st century, but the insensitive and arrogant behavior of the Bush Administration is tarnishing the image of the U.S. Americans should expect better from their government. ATILLA A. IFTIKHAR Stavanger, Norway...
...should certainly not rely on the same methods that terrorists do. Because of events at Abu Ghraib, the U.S. will need even stronger determination in order to win the hearts and minds of Iraqi people. ALEXANDER GRASBECK Southampton, England...