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Prisoner Abuse.

Though it's the nature of the news cycle to focus on the pre-trial action (i.e., the first reports of offenses) it can leave you with the impression that nothing is being done about those events, except for the occasional blurbs about higher-profile cases, such as Private England, and the father of her child, Specialist Graner.

Regardless - the wheels of justice grind on, with little fanfare.

Anybody got trial records for Saddam's thugs yet?

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John points out that while not being widely reported by a media that is interested in the sensational, not the important, the bad actors in some of the cases of prisoner abuse in Iraq are being tried and sentenced.... Read More

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They did announce this week "Chemical" Ali and other Saddam henchment would be put on trial soon. I think the new Iraqi government has been a bit occupied with other matters to set up trials before now...
 
I was actually referring (badly) to trials held by the Iraqis *before* the government changed... My english sucked, I admit.
 
Ah, sorry... I didn't pick ip on that, but then it is 3:00AM here. I should be in bed.
 
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