Arabs still reeling from sexual nature of abuses at Iraq's Abu Ghraib pris

[Spazito]

CAIRO (AFP) - Arabs and Muslims are still reeling from the sexual -- and often pornographic -- nature of the abuses at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, commentators said.


In the conservative Middle East, where men dominate society and modesty is valued above almost all else, people were shocked by the images of US military prison guards forcing nude prisoners to lie on each other and simulate sex.


The pictures were often taken in front of smiling troops, including women. In one now notorious image, Private Lynndie England, a cigarette dangling from her lips, points to men's genitals.

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However, there is growing suspicion they may have acted at least with the acquiescence of superiors to "soften up" prisoners before questioning, knowing the shame of nudity and sex -- a pictures of those things -- would put huge psychological pressure on them.

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[R Hickey]

1. What if Arabs had invaded America and done this to us?

What if Rush Limbaugh were pictured on top a naked human pyramid with Robert Novak, and Ann Colter underneath? Republicans should ask themselves that.

[davhill]

2. What a repulsive picture

Its almost enough to make one pity Ann

[duvinnie]

3. almost..

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