Friday, December 17, 2004

Kirkuk man leaves US custody in coma with signs of torture

This story looks pretty well researched, by an Alaskan freelancer who publishes with alternative news sources such as The New Standard and Inter Press Service, Dahr Jamail. Some photos seem to substantiate the family's belief that he was tortured. Draw your own conclusions, as Jamail does interview a US military Public Affairs officer, as well as quote documents relating to Jamail's medical condition.

American soldiers detained [Sadiq] Zoman at his residence in Kirkuk on July 21, 2003 when they raided the Zoman family home in search of weapons and, apparently, to arrest Zoman himself.

More than a month later, on August 23, US soldiers dropped Zoman off, already comatose, at a hospital in Tikrit. Although he was unable to recount his story, his body bore telltale signs of torture: what appear to be point burns on his skin, bludgeon marks on the back of his head, a badly broken thumb, electrical burns on the soles of his feet. [...]

US Army documentation and interviews obtained so far also lack details of what happened to Zoman while in US Army custody for interrogation.

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