Excerpts from writings of accused soldier who helped run Baghdad
prison
Friday April 30, 2004 "AP" -- After an investigation into problems at
a Baghdad prison run by the U.S. military began, Maryland-based
soldier Ivan ``Chip'' Frederick wrote an account of how the prison he
helped run treated inmates. The writings were given to The Associated
Press on Thursday by the soldier's uncle:
``I questioned some of the things that I saw ... such things as
leaving inmates in their cell with no clothes or in females'
underpants, handcuffing them to the door of their cell. I questioned
this and the answer I got was, 'This is how military intelligence (MI)
wants it done.' MI didn't want any of the inmates talking to each
other. This is what happened when they were caught talking.''
``Prisoners were forced to live in damp, cool cells. MI has also
instructed us to place a prisoner in an isolation cell with little or
no clothes, no toilet or running water, no ventilation or window for
as much as three days.''
``Prisoners have a mosque at the facility but are not allowed the
privilege to go to it. Prisoners do not have a minister at the
facility.''
``I have had training dealing with convicted felons of the U.S. I have
never had any training dealing with POWs, civilian internees or
detained persons.''
``Brigade should have had rules and regulations and the Geneva
Convention in the establishment from the beginning.''
``A prisoner with a clearly visible mental condition was shot with
nonlethal rounds for standing near the fence singing.''
Frederick also wrote e-mails to his sister, Marian, including one on
Dec. 18:
``It is very interesting to watch them interrogate these people. I
have made some really close friends. They usually don't allow others
to watch them interrogate, but since they like the way I run the
prison, they make an exception. ... We have had a very high rate with
our style of getting them to break. They usually end up breaking
within hours.''
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press.
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01 May 2004 01:24:10 PM |
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In article <bqo790pgvndlm2lmn39df762aeotvmadts@4ax.com>, wrote:
Excerpts from writings of accused soldier who helped run Baghdad
prison
Kind of makes you wonder if the reason the Red Cross isn't getting in to see
them or the folks in Guantanamo, per Bush, is because those orders on how to
treat the inmates originally came from the White House. Also makes you wonder
what *else* is being covered up by the Bush administration.
(Not buying Bush's crocodile tears).
Woods
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