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05/04/2004:

"A Broad Pattern of Abuse and Denial"

A Timeline of Torture & Abuse Allegations and Responses

By Human Rights Watch

Allegations of torture and mistreatment of detainees by U.S. forces in Iraq do not involve isolated cases, but are part of a broader pattern of what the Army's own investigation into the matter called "systemic abuse." Concerns about mistreatment of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in other undisclosed detention facilities set up after September 11, 2001, have been raised many times by the media, NGO's, and the Congress. www.counterpunch.org