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http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/10/22/wikileaks-release.html
Nice failed attempt at a smoke screen Hilary. I don't care about your feigned outrage over the release of documents which shed light on the lies and distortions of this war. I want to know how you plan to address the blatant tortures that we all know took place but which are now CONFIRMED. Thanks!
Americans turned a blind eye to hundreds of reports of abuse, torture and murder by Iraqi police and soldiers, according to reports in nearly 392,000 documents related to the Iraq war and released Friday by WikiLeaks.
The documents say the detainees were whipped, punched, kicked or subjected to electric shocks. Six reports end with a detainee's apparent death.
In one case, Americans suspected Iraqi army officers of cutting off a detainee's fingers and burning him with acid, the New York Times reported. Two other cases produced accounts of the executions of bound detainees.
Several media organizations, including the Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and The Guardian, were granted early access to the files.
The Times said the reports indicate that while some abuse cases were investigated by the Americans, most were ignored. The reports released by WikiLeaks and dubbed "The Iraq War Logs," cover the period from Jan. 1, 2004, to Dec. 31, 2009. WikiLeaks said the files detail more than 109,000 deaths in Iraq, including 66,081 civilians. The reports also document the deaths of almost 24,000 people labelled as insurgents, more than 15,000 Iraqi government troops and almost 3,800 coalition forces.
U.S. Secretary of States Hillary Clinton slammed the release of the files.
"We should condemn in the most clear terms the disclosure of any classified information by individuals and organizations which puts the lives of United States and partner service members and civilians at risk," she said in Washington, D.C.
Nice failed attempt at a smoke screen Hilary. I don't care about your feigned outrage over the release of documents which shed light on the lies and distortions of this war. I want to know how you plan to address the blatant tortures that we all know took place but which are now CONFIRMED. Thanks!