Images of Iraqis being ill-treated by the US military were screened on US television on Wednesday night. One photograph showed Iraqi prisoners naked except for hoods covering their heads, stacked in a pyramid, one with a slur written in English on his skin.
The images have led to criminal charges against six American soldiers.
CBS said that the pictures were taken late last year at the Abu Ghraib
Former Iraqi prisoners last November said detailed mistreatment in detention,prison, near Baghdad, where soldiers were holding hundreds of prisoners captured during the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Last month the US army said
six members of the 800th Military Police Brigade faced court martial for allegedly abusing about 20 prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
The charges included dereliction of duty, cruelty and maltreatment, assault and indecent acts.
As well, the military recommended
disciplinary action against seven US officers who helped run the prison, including General Karpinski, the commander of the 800th Brigade, a senior military official in Baghdad said yesterday.
The investigation recommended action against several of the commanders, which could include punishments up to relieving them of their commands, the official said.
When the abuse charges were first announced, US military officials declined to provide details about the evidence but yesterday at a news briefing in Baghdad, US military spokesman Brigadier-General Mark Kimmitt said the investigation began in January when an American soldier reported the abuse and turned over evidence including photographs.
One picture shows an Iraqi prisoner who was told to stand on a box with his head covered and wires attached to his hands. CBS said the prisoner was told that if he fell off the box, he would be electrocuted.
An Iraqi stands on a box with wires attached to his hand and told he would be electrocuted if he stepped down.
The army ordered
an investigation into the actions of 17 soldiers from the 800th Brigade, which is based in Uniondale, New York.
Ten were investigated for criminal actions, six of whom were charged last month. The other seven were officers who faced an administrative investigation.
Former Iraqi prisoners last November said detailed mistreatment in detention, including beatings and punishments that included hours of lying bound in the sun.
Goe bezig , goe bezig , the shame of the US ARMY 
Voor alle foto's :
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