American Samizdat

Tuesday, May 04, 2004. *
A Heartbreaking First-Hand Account Of Abu Ghraib Abuse
I'm currently watching Mosaic on Worldlink. Abu Dhabi TV interviewed one of the released Abu Gharib prisoners. He had his head covered to disguise his identity. Here's a translation of his statement:
"They brought us a bucket of water, and the American men urinated in it, so we did not drink from it. So they brought Hajj Muhammad - they beat him to death. They did not know how to control us ... hitting and putrid smells. Then after about two days or three - God have mercy - two or three days, one guy came and he urinated on us and then left. After a while, they took one of us - they put us inside a room, naked. I swear, this is the truth. God is my witness. The American soldiers came in, and one of them would sodomize a prisoner. The Americans would sodomize the Iraqis. They would yell at us. They would masturbate on us, and urinate on us. They urinated on a guy whose name was Sheikh Ali. They urinated on him. They hit us."
The person being interviewed was clearly fighting back tears as he spoke, and finally broke down and sobbed.

The program can be viewed on the web. Click here and select "Monday, May 3rd" from the "Recent Coverage" bar on the left side of the page. The account is about 5 or 6 minutes into the broadcast. (Quicktime required.)
posted by A. M. at 4:47 PM
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