lennart
25-05-04, 18:21
US soldiers accused of theft
A human rights organistaion in Iraq has claimed that many of the aggressive US raids on civilian homes end in the theft of money and other property.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Adil Alami – a legal representative for Iraq's Human Rights Organisation – says the majority of his case load involves civilians seeking compensation for lost property and cash.
"It's a huge problem, almost everyone has something to say about gold, money and other valuables going missing and they don't believe they'll ever get them back."
Over the past 14 months of occupation, US forces have carried out literally thousands of raids on homes across the country, routinely seizing money, jewellery and other property from Iraqis suspected of resistance activities.
The US military says it has had some success in cutting off funding for insurgents via the policy.
But Iraqis say the raids often target the wrong people, are carried out in an aggressive, even destructive manner and complain that lifetime savings, precious jewellery and family heirlooms are regularly stolen in the process.
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http://www.maroc.nl/nieuws/forums/newthread.php?s=&action=newthread&forumid=9
Gezien het hongerloontje dat die soldaten krijgen, is het opzich begrijpelijk dat ze stelen als de raven. Maar van het Pentagon hoeven we geen onderzoek te verwachten... totdat er natuurlijk fotos naar boven komen.
A human rights organistaion in Iraq has claimed that many of the aggressive US raids on civilian homes end in the theft of money and other property.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Adil Alami – a legal representative for Iraq's Human Rights Organisation – says the majority of his case load involves civilians seeking compensation for lost property and cash.
"It's a huge problem, almost everyone has something to say about gold, money and other valuables going missing and they don't believe they'll ever get them back."
Over the past 14 months of occupation, US forces have carried out literally thousands of raids on homes across the country, routinely seizing money, jewellery and other property from Iraqis suspected of resistance activities.
The US military says it has had some success in cutting off funding for insurgents via the policy.
But Iraqis say the raids often target the wrong people, are carried out in an aggressive, even destructive manner and complain that lifetime savings, precious jewellery and family heirlooms are regularly stolen in the process.
(...)
http://www.maroc.nl/nieuws/forums/newthread.php?s=&action=newthread&forumid=9
Gezien het hongerloontje dat die soldaten krijgen, is het opzich begrijpelijk dat ze stelen als de raven. Maar van het Pentagon hoeven we geen onderzoek te verwachten... totdat er natuurlijk fotos naar boven komen.