> US war crimes : how troops tortured Iraqi prisoners
4 May 2004, 02:28
I disagree. While atrocities were committed in all wars to date, there are few reports of public, orchestrated, sexual assaults of this type committed on men. Even former prisoners of Saddam say that he did not strip men naked and humiliate them in this way. This really is a new low. Try the reign of Caligula, if you’re stuck for a comparison, but even he wasn’t sick enough to record the events and send the info to friends. That is how this stuff got out you know. They were bragging about it and showing off their snaps. The UK soldiers claim that hundreds of such photos were swapped like football cards.
I disagree. While atrocities were committed in all wars to date, there are few reports of public, orchestrated, sexual assaults of this type committed on men. Even former prisoners of Saddam say that he did not strip men naked and humiliate them in this way. This really is a new low. Try the reign of Caligula, if you’re stuck for a comparison, but even he wasn’t sick enough to record the events and send the info to friends. That is how this stuff got out you know. They were bragging about it and showing off their snaps. The UK soldiers claim that hundreds of such photos were swapped like football cards.