British Troops Suspected Of Torturing And Murdering Iraqi Civilians

By John Amato — February 23, 2008

This is horrifying if it's proven true. Check out this BBC report of a breaking story coming out of England.

Phil Shiner: If it happened then it's one of the most appalling chapters in the British army's history.

The Attorney-General was urged yesterday to call in Scotland Yard to investigate allegations that British troops tortured and killed a number of Iraqi civilians seized after an ambush at a checkpoint in southern Iraq in May 2004.

Two British lawyers, Phil Shiner and Martyn Day, said there was evidence from Iraqi doctors’ certificates, following examination of 20 bodies, that bodies had been mutilated and that there were signs of torture having taken place. They cited two cases where Iraqis had an eye “gouged out” or “pulled out”, and another where a penis had been severed...read on

War is hell, but Bush would do it all over again and McCain is right there with him.

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.