[NYTr] So Many to Torture, So Little Time...

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sent by Shanti Renfrew - Mar 30, 2005

AP - March 29, 2005
http://mparent7777.blog-city.com/read/1166130.htm  
http://www.kten.com/article.asp?id=7258


So many to torture, not enough time 

Number of Prisoners Held by US in Iraq Doubled in 5 Months 

PENTAGON (AP) - According to figures from the Pentagon, the US is holding
more than 10,000 prisoners in Iraq.  That's more than double the number held
in October.  And, there are more allegations of prisoner abuse in detention
facilities in Iraq andAfghanistan.

A report issued Friday described soldiers stripping prisoners naked and
making them walk home, detainees beaten and kicked and forced exercise to
the point of exhaustion.

Today, the group Human Rights First is releasing its own report that warns
that the larger number of detainees raises the risk of mistreatment. It also
accuses the US of increasing secrecy about the detainees. It claims the
International Committee of the Red Cross is being denied access to some
field prisons.

The military admits about 100 prisoners are under the age of 18.