And yet another reason for invading Iraq.

[p_p_man]

In an interview today Wolfowitz said that there are horrendous stories coming out of Iraq of mass rapes taking place...

It's a pity they didn't let us know before along with Iraq and terrorism, Iraq and WMD, Iraq and mass murder, Iraq and non-compliance, Iraq as a future threat and Iraq as a past war monger.

Then at least we could put them all in some sort of order. Starting with the worst, or most believable, as number 1 working all the way down to the bottom.

What's tomorrow's excuse going to be? Any ideas?

ppman

 

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[p_p_man]

I've heard he wasn't...

breast fed...

ppman

 

[8ball]

In an interview today Wolfowitz said that there are horrendous stories coming out of Iraq of mass rapes taking place...

It's a pity they didn't let us know before along with Iraq and terrorism, Iraq and WMD, Iraq and mass murder, Iraq and non-compliance, Iraq as a future threat and Iraq as a past war monger.

Then at least we could put them all in some sort of order. Starting with the worst, or most believable, as number 1 working all the way down to the bottom.

What's tomorrow's excuse going to be? Any ideas?

ppman

Here's a few.

Violence Against Women

Human rights organizations and opposition groups continued to receive reports of women who suffered from severe psychological trauma after being raped by Iraqi personnel while in custody.

Former Mukhabarat member Khalid Al-Janabi reported that a Mukhabarat unit, the Technical Operations Directorate, used rape and sexual assault in a systematic and institutionalized manner for political purposes. The unit reportedly also videotaped the rape of female relatives of suspected oppositionists and used the videotapes for blackmail purposes and to ensure their future cooperation.

In June 2000, a former Iraqi general reportedly received a videotape of security forces raping a female family member. He subsequently received a telephone call from an intelligence agent who stated that another female relative was being held and warned him to stop speaking out against the Iraqi Government.

Iraqi security forces allegedly raped women who were captured during the Anfal Campaign and during the occupation of Kuwait.

Amnesty International reported that, in October 2000, the Iraqi Government executed dozens of women accused of prostitution.

In May, the Iraqi Government reportedly tortured to death the mother of three Iraqi defectors for her children's opposition activities.

Iraqi security agents reportedly decapitated numerous women and men in front of their family members. According to Amnesty International, the victims' heads were displayed in front of their homes for several days.

Torture

Iraqi security services routinely and systematically torture detainees. According to former prisoners, torture techniques included branding, electric shocks administered to the genitals and other areas, beating, pulling out of fingernails, burning with hot irons and blowtorches, suspension from rotating ceiling fans, dripping acid on the skin, rape, breaking of limbs, denial of food and water, extended solitary confinement in dark and extremely small compartments, and threats to rape or otherwise harm family members and relatives. Evidence of such torture often was apparent when security forces returned the mutilated bodies of torture victims to their families.

According to a report received by the UN Special Rapporteur in 1998, hundreds of Kurds and other detainees have been held without charge for close to two decades in extremely harsh conditions, and many of them have been used as subjects in Iraq's illegal experimental chemical and biological weapons programs.

In 2000, the authorities reportedly introduced tongue amputation as a punishment for persons who criticize Saddam Hussein or his family, and on July 17, government authorities reportedly amputated the tongue of a person who allegedly criticized Saddam Hussein. Authorities reportedly performed the amputation in front of a large crowd. Similar tongue amputations also reportedly occurred.

Refugees fleeing to Europe often reported instances of torture to receiving governments, and displayed scars and mutilations to substantiate their claims.

In August 2001 Amnesty International released a report entitled Iraq -- Systematic Torture of Political Prisoners, which detailed the systematic and routine use of torture against suspected political opponents and, occasionally, other prisoners. Amnesty International also reports "Detainees have also been threatened with bringing in a female relative, especially the wife or the mother, and raping her in front of the detainee. Some of these threats have been carried out."

Saad Keis Naoman, an Iraqi soccer player who defected to Europe, reported that he and his teammates were beaten and humiliated at the order of Uday Saddam Hussein for poor performances. He was flogged until his back was bloody, forcing him to sleep on his stomach in the tiny cell in Al-Radwaniya prison.


Saddam Hussein's Abuse of Children

Saddam Hussein has held 3-week training courses in weapons use, hand-to-hand fighting, rappelling from helicopters, and infantry tactics for children between 10 and 15 years of age. Camps for these "Saddam Cubs" operated throughout the country. Senior military officers who supervised the courses noted that the children held up under the "physical and psychological strain" of training that lasted for as long as 14 hours each day.
Sources in the opposition report that the army found it difficult to recruit enough children to fill all of the vacancies in the program. Families reportedly were threatened with the loss of their food ration cards if they refused to enroll their children in the course. The Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq reported in October 1999 that authorities were denying food ration cards to families that failed to send their young sons to Saddam Cubs compulsory weapons-training camps. Similarly, authorities reportedly withheld school examination results to students unless they registered in the Fedayeen Saddam organization.

Iraq often announces food ration cuts for the general population, blaming US or UK actions. Among the most controversial have been cuts in baby milk rations. Iraq has blamed the shortages on US and UK contract rejections, although the UN has approved all baby milk contracts submitted.

Child labor persists and there are instances of forced labor.

There are widespread reports that food and medicine that could have been made available to the general public, including children, have been stockpiled in warehouses or diverted for the personal use of some government officials.


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[Linedrive]

You are the epidomy of a cynic pp_man. I honestly believe there is no evidence that would convince you, your mind was made up a long time ago. If you saw photographic evidence, you would dismiss it as being doctored, if you read material proof you would dismiss it as being doctored. Sometimes 2 + 2 does equal 4.

 

[REDWAVE]

Mass rape?

Mass rapes in Iraq? Hey, the U.S. military should feel right at home there then!