Army faces inquiry over ‘Battle of Danny Boy’ torture claims

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Source: TimesOnlineUK

Claims that British soldiers tortured and murdered up to 20 prisoners after a battle with Iraqi insurgents are to be scrutinised at a public inquiry.
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The Ministry of Defence said that 20 insurgents were killed “on the battlefield” after an exchange of fire during an attack on an Army vehicle and checkpoint. However, Iraqi families claim that some of those killed had been captured alive before being tortured and murdered by troops at Camp Abu Naji, a British base.
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Evidence indicating torture and mutilation allegedly includes close-range bullet wounds, the removal of eyes and stab wounds, human rights lawyers have claimed.
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“It does ministers no credit to continue to protest the Army’s innocence when it is clear that its own investigation was at best incompetent and at worst wilfully defective.

“Serious questions now remain to be answered about this and the hundreds of other cases involving Iraqi civilians that we now know went uninvestigated in Iraq




Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6926293.ece

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UK Army faces inquiry over removal of eyes of prisoners,other Iraq war crimes

[earcandle]

1. sick fuckheads should be court marshalled and ....well...yea. that.

[Solly Mack]

2. k/r

[Serge A Storms]

3. Scary thing is these sick bastards come back and are out amongst us

[Dogmudgeon]

4. Welly Welly Welly Welly Well

Looks like Mr. Burgess was just a tad prescient about The Future (as seen from 1962) -- Little Alex and his Droogs, indeed!

--d!

[LynnTheDem]

5. Too bad we won't have a similiar public inquiry.

Ya know we can match -and beat- the UK troops for sick torture.

[lonestarnot]

6. I think we're having a Heeeero problem.