"The US-UK war and occupation of Iraq has wrought chaos and claimed
> countless victims."
>
> "Unofficial estimates have put the toll for civilians who have died since
> the war started last March at 10,000. Most of the time, the deaths go
> unreported due to a lack of interest."
>
> "Hundreds of those people were killed by US and UK forces during the war.
> Others died due to the use of excessive force by the coalition forces, or
> during violent house searches that have led many times to killing or
> injuries, damage to property and the looting of money and goods" >
> "More than 8000 detainees, including women and teenagers, are held without
> charge or trial and without access to lawyers and sometimes even relatives".
>
> "These detainees have been arrested in clashes with coalition forces; during
> house searches; on suspicion of belonging to the Baath party or previous
> security force agencies; for being a relative of a former official; or
> because of alleged involvement as scientists in Iraq's weapons programme." >
> "An unknown number of detainees have died in detention. Amnesty
> International has documented allegations of physical and psychological
> torture or ill-treatment of detainees by coalition forces. Many times,
> circumstances suggested that torture had been used."
>
> "Iraqi civilians have been shot dead when lethal force should have been
> avoided. Houses and plantations have been deliberately
destroyed -apparently
as a form of collective punishment in retaliation for attacks by armed
> groups against coalition forces."
>
>
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And here we have another example of Nick applauding those that kill and maim British troops. And he gets his news from aljazeera of all places. No wonder fewer and fewer people are buying mercedes parts from the toe-rag.