Meanwhile in Iraq

By Greg Scoblete
February 02, 2011

Nouri al-Maliki operates his own torture squad

This news is disconcerting:

'Iraqi security forces controlled directly by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki continue to hold and to torture detainees in secret jails despite his vows last year to end such practices, according to a statement from Human Rights Watch released Tuesday.'

It's going to be difficult for Iraq to emerge as a true democracy if its Prime Minister operates his own torture squad.

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