Swede says was abused at Baghdad jail, seeks damages from US army

Barrett808

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Mon May-17-04 01:26 PM
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Swede says was abused at Baghdad jail, seeks damages from US army

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A Swede of Iraqi origin who claims US troops tortured him at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad wants compensation from the US army, according to documents his US-based attorney provided AFP.

The man, known publicly only by the last name Saleh, filed with the US army claims service seeking "compensation for torture and other mistreatment" following his arrest in Iraq in September 2003, as well as the return of his vehicle and 79,000 dollars in cash, the claim said.

Saleh is an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen currently in Dearborn, Michigan, where he is "recovering with family and friends" -- including his mother, a US citizen, according to the claim, filed by Dearborn, Michigan-based law firm Melamed, Dailey and Akeel.

The claim describes Saleh as staunch opponent of Saddam Hussein, under whose dictatorship he had been jailed and tortured in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison between 1980 to 1985.

Saleh received political asylum in Sweden in the 1990s. After the collapse of Saddam's regime, he returned to Iraq with his family savings of 79,000 dollars, which he planned invest in a house and a business.

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goodhue

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Mon May-17-04 01:32 PM
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1. Full circle: abused at Abu Ghraib by Hussein in 80s, the US 20 years later

Back in Dearborn recovering.

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tom_paine

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Mon May-17-04 01:35 PM
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2. A brown Swede is just too much for Freeper Torturers to comprehend

I mean, who ever heard of a brown-skinned Swede?!

</sarcasm off>

I have to go throw up.

:puke: :puke:

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Greyskye

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Mon May-17-04 01:35 PM
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3. Freepers rating this a "1" to drive the story off the page

Currently only at 2.31 with 32 votes.

Details more revolting torture details at Abu Ghraib.

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Bozita

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Mon May-17-04 01:36 PM
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4. Remember to rate the story -- I gave it a "5"

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Barrett808

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Mon May-17-04 01:49 PM
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6. Current Avg Rating: 3.55 with 59 votes n/t

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robbedvoter

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Mon May-17-04 01:47 PM
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5. How much outrage on this one, mr Powell? large?medium? small?

Sheesh! Rating.

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Just Me

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Mon May-17-04 01:52 PM
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7. Shit. Torturing a staunch opponent of Hussein.

The right-wingers can drop all that BS about hazing "terrorists" who were threatening our guys. F*ckin' idiots!!!

This whole scandal is just,...extremely shameful.

The neocons who dared to advocate torture are just plain evil!!!

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