MB Civic

The newest Wikileaks doc dump sheds light on Frago 242, the “fragmentary order” of June 2004 that, as Nick Davies in The Guardian reports, “orders coalition troops not to investigate any breach of the laws of armed conflict, such as the abuse of detainees, unless it directly involves members of the coalition” – here’s a happy snapshot ..

Hundreds of the leaked war logs reflect the fertile imagination of the torturer faced with the entirely helpless victim – bound, gagged, blindfolded and isolated – who is whipped by men in uniforms using wire cables, metal rods, rubber hoses, wooden stakes, TV antennae, plastic water pipes, engine fan belts or chains. At the torturer’s whim, the logs reveal, the victim can be hung by his wrists or by his ankles; knotted up in stress positions; sexually molested or raped; tormented with hot peppers, cigarettes, acid, pliers or boiling water – and always with little fear of retribution since, far more often than not, if the Iraqi official is assaulting an Iraqi civilian, no further investigation will be required

expect much outrage in the mainstream press about how much this leaked info is “endangering the troops” .. oh and that the Wikileaks guy is a sadistic rapist, or something – mab .. read more