US Army documents dragged into the public domain under freedom-of-information legislation appear to show that the mistreatment of detainees in Iraq was much more widespread than the government has admitted - and that authorization of abuses that led to torture and even death came from high in the chain of command.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is also charging that the US Army failed to comply with a court order to release the documents and manipulated the media "to minimize coverage and public access". The ACLU said the reason for the delay in delivering the more than 1,200 pages of documents was "evident in the contents", which include reports of brutal beatings, "exercise until exhaustion", and sworn statements that soldiers were told to "beat the f**k out of" detainees. One file cites evidence that military intelligence personnel in Iraq "tortured" detainees held in their custody.
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