Torture Cases ‘Scream Out’ Everywhere

Elsewhere, new details of the Iraqi torture incidents keep emerging. A Sergeant of the Armed Guard Unit, Michael Sindar, said that in California the abuse of the prisoners is wide spread and that beatings take place regularly. Sindar commented on the six U.S. marines accused of the tortures; he said that it is not limited to only six people.

Another officer, Ramon Leal, said that humiliating words were written on the sacks that the prisoners were forced to wear to their heads. Both officers said that in another incident, a group of solders threw a 14-year old to the ground and then laughed while they twisted his arms. "Some soldiers were taking out their fears on the prisoners," added Leal.

Elsewhere, a military policeman who had just returned from Iraq, David Bischel, said that U.S. Marines were stressed because they were homesick and under constant attack. Bischel added that these factors impacted the psychological balance of the soldiers.

Meanwhile, even though U.S. President George W. Bush said ‘sorry’ six times in a statement to the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram, he is still being criticized by the world public.

The U.S. Army has reportedly launched 35 investigations into the torture of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers. 42 other cases are under investigation for the suspicion of abuse.