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Military Intel Unit In Iraq Had Ties to Afghanistan Too

HeadlineMay 24, 2004

The New York Times is reporting that a military intelligence unit that oversaw interrogations at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was also in charge of questioning at the Bagram detention center in Afghanistan where two prisoners died in December 2002 from blunt force injuries to their legs. Two former detainees who served time at Bagram told the Times they were physically tortured and sexually humiliated by the American jailers. At times their hands were chained to the ceiling while black hoods were placed over their heads. In related news the Los Angeles Times is reporting that two military intelligence officers who appeared in some of the photos taken at Abu Ghraib have been ordered not to leave Iraq as the U.S. investigates the reports of abuse. Meanwhile the lawyer for one of the U.S. soldiers facing court martial for his role in the prison torture, said his client will testify that the commander of US troops in Iraq, Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, either witnessed some of the abuse taking place or personally heard about the abuse allegations. The military has denied this is true.

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