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Titolo: Cadaveri democratici

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ACLU Reports 21 Homicides in U.S. Custody
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 25, 9:28 AM ET
WASHINGTON - At least 21 detainees who died while being held in U.S. custody
in Iraq and Afghanistan were killed, many during or after interrogations,
according to
an analysis of Defense Department data by the American Civil Liberties
Union.
The analysis, released Monday, looked at 44 deaths described in records
obtained by the ACLU. Of those, the group characterized 21 as homicides, and
said at least eight resulted from abusive techniques by military or
intelligence officers, such as strangulation or "blunt force injuries," as
noted in the autopsy reports.
The 44 deaths represent a partial group of the total number of prisoners who
have died in U.S. custody overseas; more than 100 have died of natural and
violent causes.
In one case, the report said, a detainee died after being smothered during
interrogation by military intelligence officers in November 2003. In another
case cited by the report, a prisoner died of asphyxiation and blunt force
injuries after he was left standing, shackled to the top of a door frame,
with a gag in his mouth.
One Afghan civilian, believed by the ACLU to be Abdul Wahid, died from
"multiple blunt force injuries" in 2003 at a base in Helmand Province,
Afghanistan, according to an autopsy report provided by the Defense
Department.
Wahid, 28, was taken from his home by Afghan militia and accused of being a
terrorist. The autopsy report said he died in American custody, though his
father has blamed the militiamen.
The detailed list of prisoners whose deaths the report considered homicides
includes two detainees who were beaten and died from "blunt force injuries"
at the Bagram Airfield detention center in Afghanistan, according to the
autopsies.
Earlier this month, Pfc. Damien M. Corsetti, a military intelligence
interrogator with the 519th MI Battalion at Fort Bragg, N.C., became the
15th soldier to face charges since those 2002 deaths.
Details about the detainee abuse and deaths have been released by the
Pentagon as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the ACLU.
Many of the incidents have been made public previously, and in a number of
cases soldiers and officers involved have been prosecuted and punished.
"The U.S. military does not tolerate mistreatment of detainees," said Army
spokesman Col. Joseph Curtin. "Past cases have been fully investigated. When
there is credible evidence, commanders have the prerogative to prosecute."
To date, there have been more than 400 investigations of detainee abuse, and
more than 230 military personnel have received a court-martial, nonjudicial
punishment or other administrative action.
"There is no question that U.S. interrogations have resulted in deaths,"
said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU's executive director. "High-ranking officials
who knew about the torture and sat on their hands and those who created and
endorsed these policies must be held accountable."
The data includes detainees who were interrogated by military intelligence,
Navy Seals and "Other Governmental Agency" personnel, which generally refers
to the CIA.

and punished.
Infatti. Come per ogni democrazia chi ha commesso dei crimini viene
processato e punito.
Grazie della tua stima per la democrazia USA :)
-Stefano