British military officials confirmed Friday that they are investigating new allegations that their soldiers abused a prisoner in Iraq. From a Sky News report: Photographs in the Daily Mirror show an Iraqi being battered with rifle butts, threatened with execution, and urinated on by British troops. During his eight-hour ordeal, the suspected thief had his [...]
France struggles with the fruits of its imperial past and welfare state present.
Or, two more reasons why I’ve lost interest in the LCpl. Boudreaux case. * Justin interprets the lighthearted hijinks at Abu Ghraib. * That infamous hate-America rag Stars & Stripes reports on business as usual in Okinawa. Marines sentenced for mugging of Okinawa man NAHA, Okinawa — Two Marines found guilty of mugging a 20-year-old [...]
In light of the shocking torture scandal now circulating about the US Army’s treatment of Iraqi prisoners, Canadian war reporter Scott Taylor’s recent first-hand testimony from Iraq becomes eerily prescient: “…all these armed bodyguards and contractors roaming around Iraq have many Iraqis quite concerned. People have legitimate questions. For example, what jurisdiction do these guys [...]
Bush Administration whines to Qatar about Al Jazeera “I am not responsible (for) al-Jazeera,” Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim said of the Qatar-based station funded by the Gulf ally’s ruler. “But we will take this concern back to al Jazeera and they have to review (it), because we need al Jazeera to be professional and [...]
The Bushies–sorry, Iraqi Governing Council–got caught with their pants down on the new Iraqi flag, so they have now changed it. Kind of.
