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American Troops Release Nearly 300 Iraqis From Abu Ghraib
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas May 14, 2004 11:44am |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Friday, May 14, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | American Troops Release Nearly 300 Iraqis From Abu Ghraib
The Honolulu Advertiser
Nearly 300 Iraqi detainees, some weeping and waving to friends, were released from the Abu Ghraib prison on Friday, a day after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made a surprise visit and insisted the Pentagon did not try to cover up abuses there. The U.S. military released 293 prisoners and planned to release another 475 prisoners on May 21, said Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, the chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq. During his visit Thursday, Rumsfeld encouraged prison commander Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller to thin out the prisoner population as quickly as possible.
Mohammed al-Musawi complained that he was humiliated by guards at least once during his 11-month incarceration, "They forced me to take all my clothes off." Al-Musawi spoke of other detainees who left interrogation rooms with bruises, apparently from beatings. Images of abuse were taken by American military guards at the prison near Baghdad. Courts-martial have been ordered. |
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