ACLU release of documents today substantiating horrifying US torture of Iraqi juveniles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: media@aclu.org

Excerpt:

The documents the ACLU released today describe substantiated incidents of torture and abuse by U.S. Marines, including:

- holding a pistol to the back of a detainee's head while another Marine took a picture (Karbala, May 2003)
- ordering four Iraqi juveniles to kneel while a pistol was "discharged to conduct a mock execution" (Adiwaniyah, June 2003)
- severely burning a detainee's hands by covering them in alcohol and igniting them (Al Mumudiyah, August 2003), and
- shocking a detainee with an electric transformer, causing the detainee to "dance" as he was shocked (Al Mumudiyah, April 2004).

Editor's note: The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) does just enough in order to have people believe that it is a legitimate organization which fights for human rights. The reality, however, is that it is not.