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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (132586)	5/11/2004 9:05:38 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Report of the ICRC on the Treatment by the Coalation Forces of Prisoners of War and Other Protected Persons by the Geneva Conventions in Iraq During Arrest, Internment and Interrogation. image.guardian.co.uk

To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (132586)	5/11/2004 10:31:37 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

U.S. Army officials have acknowledged detaining women in hopes of persuading male relatives to provide information. The lawyers said interrogators sometimes threatened to kill detainees." I guess we have to ask if it would have been right to detain Eva Braun, had we had the opportunity to get our hands on her.. And we really have to ask whether or not Saddam's wives would have been legitimate detainees.. These women can at least be declared material witnesses, given their knowledge of the activities of their husbands (as well as having received and enjoyed the "fruits" of their power and influence).. But definitely a fine line holding them. And totally uncalled for to threaten to kil them, if this were the case.... What would have been permissible, but controversial, would have been to threaten to turn them over to other Iraqis for "justice" (ala Mussolini and his mistress). Hawk