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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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 Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 4:04 am Post subject: Torture in Iraq as bad as Sadaam era: Allawi |
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From the BBC:
The former Iraqi prime minister, Iyad Allawi, has called for immediate action against human rights abuses.
Such abuses are as bad today as they were under Saddam Hussein, Mr Allawi told Britain's Observer newspaper.
Militias are operating within the Shia-led government, torturing and killing in secret bunkers, he said.
His comments come two weeks after 170 detainees were found at an interior ministry centre, some allegedly suffering from abuse and starvation.
Mr Allawi - who was displaced earlier this year by Shia factions - said the militias had infiltrated the police, and warned that their influence could spread throughout the government.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4475030.stm |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Not to make light of this topic, but I wonder how the new methods compare with the old methods. |
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The Bobster
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Not to make light of this topic, but I wonder how the new methods compare with the old methods. |
Well, let's not forget that you ARE making light of this topic - and are you content to describe the current situation as merely "Saddam Lite?"
Myself, I think we ought to aim a bit higher ... might be because I love my country and think we are better than the animals we oppose.
Do YOU think we are better ... or just a little better? |
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