Thursday, November 20, 2003

Ashcroft-style democray in Iraq

From fairandbalanced.us:
    Iraqi arrested for criticising U.S
    Tue 11 November, 2003 10:46

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - American soldiers handcuffed and firmly wrapped masking tape around an Iraqi man's mouth after they arrested him for speaking out against occupation troops.

    Asked why the man had been arrested and put into the back of a Humvee vehicle on Tahrir Square, the commanding officer told Reuters at the scene on Tuesday: "This man has been detained for making anti-coalition statements."

    He refused to say what the man said.
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