Word: ghraib
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...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...
...that the torture has not ended but is simply being inflicted by different people. Even if it took place in only one prison, it is enough to make the already explosive situation in Iraq much more volatile. Some Americans might defend the actions of the guards at Abu Ghraib by arguing that Iraqi insurgents would do much worse to captured U.S. citizens, as unfortunately was the case with Nick Berg. But the U.S. should certainly not rely on the same methods that terrorists use. Because of events at Abu Ghraib, the U.S. will need even stronger determination...
...Scandal at Abu Ghraib As details of the horrible torture of Iraqi prisoners of war by U.S. soldiers and interrogators continue to emerge [May 17], they fit into a pattern of abuse shown in reports from Afghanistan and Guantánamo. Such a consistent approach can only be explained by direction from the top, not by anarchy from below. As a psychologist, I can state that some of the methods are well-known psychological procedures of behavior control. The attempt by the Bush Administration to blame individual soldiers for these abuses is ridiculous. Guido F. Gebauer Niedersachsen, Germany...
...Although the conduct of a few American soldiers was abhorrent, even more repulsive were the crimes of the Iraqis who burned, dragged and hanged four of our citizens. Next time the media show pictures from Abu Ghraib, they should also run photos of the charred remains of U.S. civilians. Who was being inhumane? Linda Grant Roselle...
...Congress has an obligation to investigate and assess responsibility at all levels of the Executive Branch from the highest officers on down for the abuses in Abu Ghraib and other Iraqi prisons,” the letter stated...