Rape, beatings and bribery: Iraqi police out of control (Times)

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6157590.ece

In the desperate rush to drag Iraq back from civil war, sweeping powers were granted to its new security forces. Human rights workers, MPs and American officials now believe that they are all too often a law unto themselves: admired when they defeat terrorists but also feared for their widespread abuse of power

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Created by StevieB on 24 April 2009

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Powerful stuff. And you have to salute the Times for putting it on page 3 of the paper

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