Monday, May 24, 2004 12:28 p.m. EDT
Israeli Agents Believed Involved in Abu Ghraib
Diplomatic sources in Washington tell NewsMax's U.N. correspondent
Stew Stogel that Israeli nationals are believed to be involved in the
Iraq prison controversy.
"Israelis have been to Abu Ghraib and other prisons [in Iraq]," says
one source familiar with the U.S. operations.
It was explained that the Israelis involved have been assigned as
"civilian contractors" to work with Coalition forces in interrogating
Iraqi POWs.
The "contractors" are said to be veterans of Israel's domestic
intelligence unit, Shin Bet, as well as the more famous international
intelligence agency, the Mossad.
"Who has better experience in dealing with the Arabs than Israel?" one
source asked.
It was explained that several of the "interrogation" techniques used
by U.S. forces in Iraq have in fact been used by Israel "for years."
The technique of stripping Arab prisoners naked, to embarrass and
humiliate them, has been used by Israelis, according to Arab diplomats
at the U.N.
It should be noted, however, that torture and mutilation are common
techniques used by Arab countries on their prisoners.
Word in NYC diplomatic circles is that some of the "civilians" seen in
recent Iraq prison photos are in fact Israeli nationals "advising"
U.S. forces.
Neither U.S. nor Iraqi diplomatic officials in NYC or Washington were
available for comment.
The charges come after an incident in April in which an Israeli Arab
working in Iraq was kidnapped and charged with spying.
Nabil George Yaakob Razouk, an Israeli Arab employed by Research
Triangle International, a North Carolina-based firm under contract to
the State Department, was abducted by Iraqi insurgents and said to be
a spy.
Razouk, working on "local governance" advising, was seized in Najaf
and held for more than two weeks.
Only the personal intervention of Yassir Arafat, who acted after pleas
from the Razouk family, is believed to have saved him from execution.
The latest disclosures come as an Iraqi diplomatic team has
temporarily canceled a visit to U.N. headquarters to consult with the
Security Council about the modalities for the transfer of power
expected on July 1.
Among the Council ambassadors with whom the Iraqis are expected to
meet is U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte.
Negroponte will leave his U.N. post next month to become the new U.S.
ambassador to Iraq, once the Coalition authority is dissolved.
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25 May 2004 06:04:27 PM |
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In article <qoe6b0p4n4ujajbp0r89ofcpdm8fdlmk7k@4ax.com>, wrote:
Monday, May 24, 2004 12:28 p.m. EDT
Israeli Agents Believed Involved in Abu Ghraib
Diplomatic sources in Washington tell NewsMax's U.N. correspondent
Stew Stogel that Israeli nationals are believed to be involved in the
Iraq prison controversy.
"Involved" doesn't translate to "responsible".
Woods
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| User: "" |
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26 May 2004 07:14:45 AM |
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On Tue, 25 May 2004 23:04:27 GMT, (Woodswun)
wrote:
In article <qoe6b0p4n4ujajbp0r89ofcpdm8fdlmk7k@4ax.com>, wrote:
Monday, May 24, 2004 12:28 p.m. EDT
Israeli Agents Believed Involved in Abu Ghraib
Diplomatic sources in Washington tell NewsMax's U.N. correspondent
Stew Stogel that Israeli nationals are believed to be involved in the
Iraq prison controversy.
"Involved" doesn't translate to "responsible".
Woods
Apples don't fall very far from the tree.
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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| Title: Re: Israeli agents believed involved in Abu Ghraib |
26 May 2004 04:34:45 PM |
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In article <3h29b0pitu45v55hr6689g6bu2puglk7fo@4ax.com>, wrote:
On Tue, 25 May 2004 23:04:27 GMT, (Woodswun)
wrote:
In article <qoe6b0p4n4ujajbp0r89ofcpdm8fdlmk7k@4ax.com>, wrote:
Monday, May 24, 2004 12:28 p.m. EDT
Israeli Agents Believed Involved in Abu Ghraib
Diplomatic sources in Washington tell NewsMax's U.N. correspondent
Stew Stogel that Israeli nationals are believed to be involved in the
Iraq prison controversy.
"Involved" doesn't translate to "responsible".
Woods
Apples don't fall very far from the tree.
What I mean is that no matter who else may have been involved in Abu Graib, that
prison was under the control and authority of the United States military, and
was therefore the full responsibility of the United States military.
Woods
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