"Sadism in war old habit" Toronto Columnist
 

Eric Margolis

The column ends:

"For U.S. occupiers of Iraq, dreaded Abu Ghraib plays the same role it did under Saddam Hussein: Terrifying the population into docility. The U.S. now may hold more Iraqi prisoners -- up to 20,000 -- than did Saddam's prisons.

After last week's revelations from Abu Ghraib, the only people likely to still believe President George Bush's claims to be fighting in Iraq for "freedom and democracy" will be brain-numbed American TV viewers. "

:rasta

very nice article that should be read from beginning to end.