So the evils of Baghdads Abu Ghraib prison continue, but this time under the tutelage of American soldiers. Stories of Iraqi citizens being bound, beaten, cursed, made to parade around naked… This picture shows a cloaked prisoner standing on a box with wires attached to his hands. He was told if he moved off the box he would be electrocuted. Apparently, six U.S. soldiers — all officers or noncommissioned officers — received reprimands. They beat and tortured prisoners for hours on end, and when the media discovered it their masters told them “Naughty, naughty soldiers. You better not do it again”.

Part of the justification of America invading Iraq (after the whole WMD argument started falling through) was to stop these kinds of abuses of the Iraqi people by the evil Iraqi government. Well, mission accomplished. The Iraqi government is no longer humiliating, beating, torturing and killing Iraqis. The job is being done now by the Americans.

I can only hope the the Australian forces stationed there will be brought home soon.

Still no sign of those WMDs.