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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (203528)	9/19/2006 11:59:53 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Only in some cases, for sheer volume Republicans are called upon to torture....for profit. Also, don't forget Abu Ghraib. "Lawyers for Iraqis tortured while in U.S. custody have sued two private security companies for allegedly abusing prisoners to extract information from them with the goal of winning more contracts from the U.S. government. According to the class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday by the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and a Philadelphia law firm, the corporations conspired with U.S. officials to ”humiliate, torture and abuse persons” detained by U.S. troops in Iraq...." corpwatch.org ================ "TORTURE AT ABU GHRAIB American soldiers brutalized Iraqis. How far up does the responsibility go? by SEYMOUR M. HERSH Issue of 2004-05-10 Posted 2004-04-30 In the era of Saddam Hussein, Abu Ghraib, twenty miles west of Baghdad, was one of the world’s most notorious prisons, with torture, weekly executions, and vile living conditions. As many as fifty thousand men and women—no accurate count is possible—were jammed into Abu Ghraib at one time, in twelve-by-twelve-foot cells that were little more than human holding pits....." newyorker.com

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