Yes, the stench of Abu Ghraib is on the Bush White
House, and the stench of the Bush White House is on
Abu Ghraib. Here is more evidence from the trail,
still fresh, illuminated by Der Speigel, a credible
and global source, and posted (translated by a reader) on Buzzflash, a bastion of the Information Rebellion, and wholly ignored by the "US mainstream news media." Disgraceful cowardice.
Der Speigal/Buzzflash: According to information from
the International Red Cross, more than a 100 children
are imprisoned in Iraq, including in the infamous
prison Abu Ghraib. The German TV magazine "Report"
revealed that there has been abuse of children and
youth by the coalition forces...
The TV Magazine also reported of evidence and eye
witness reports according to which U.S. soldiers also
abused children and youthful detainees. Samuel
Provance, a staff sergeant stationed in the now
infamous Abu Ghraib prison said that interrogating
officers had pressured a 15 or 16 year old girl.
Military police had only intervened when the girl was
already half undressed. On another occasion, a 16 year
old was soaked with water, driven through the cold,
and then smeared with mud.
UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, confirmed
the detention of Iraqi children by foreign military
according to "Report" which cited an interim
memorandum by the organization, The as yet unreleased
report, which is dated June 2004, is quoted as
follows: "Children who were detained in the cities of
Kerbala and Basra because of alleged activities
against the occupying forces were reportedly routinely
sent to a detention camp at Umm Kasr. The
classification of these children as detainees is
worrisome because it includes unspecified length of
detention without contact to their families pending
further proceedings or legal actions".
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BUZZFLASH REPORT Monday July 5, 2004 at 8:10:48 AM
Der Spiegel: More Than 100 Children Imprisoned; Report Of Abuse By U.S. Soldiers
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
July 5, 2004
BUZZFLASH NOTE: A BuzzFlash Reader translated this
article from the respected German publication, "Der
Spiegel."
Original Article in German Here
(Translated by SAB, NY)
MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN IMPRISONED; REPORT OF ABUSE BY
U.S. SOLDIERS.
According to information from the International Red
Cross, more than a 100 children are imprisoned in
Iraq, including in the infamous prison Abu Ghraib.
The German TV magazine "Report" revealed that there
has been abuse of children and youth by the coalition
forces.
Mainz - "Between January and May of this year we've
registered 107 children, during 19 visits in 6
different detention locations" the representative of
the International Red Cross, Florian Westphal, told
the TV station SWR's Magazine "Report Mainz". He noted
that these were places of detention controlled by
coalition troops. According to Westphal the number of
children held captive could be even higher.
The TV Magazine also reported of evidence and eye
witness reports according to which U.S. soldiers also
abused children and youthful detainees. Samuel
Provance, a staff sergeant stationed in the now
infamous Abu Ghraib prison said that interrogating
officers had pressured a 15 or 16 year old girl.
Military police had only intervened when the girl was
already half undressed. On another occasion, a 16 year
old was soaked with water, driven through the cold,
and then smeared with mud.
UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, confirmed
the detention of Iraqi children by foreign military
according to "Report" which cited an interim
memorandum by the organization, The as yet unreleased
report, which is dated June 2004, is quoted as
follows: "Children who were detained in the cities of
Kerbala and Basra because of alleged activities
against the occupying forces were reportedly routinely
sent to a detention camp at Umm Kasr. The
classification of these children as detainees is
worrisome because it includes unspecified length of
detention without contact to their families pending
further proceedings or legal actions".
The German section of the human rights organization
Amnesty International is demanding a clarification of
the allegations and a response from the US government.
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
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