Iraqi combatants are human, too
There was a furore when the faces of captured US soldiers were shown on TV. This hasn’t prevented identifiable Iraqi prisoners from being shown on our screens daily. Recent footage had a new twist. The Iraqis were hooded and we were treated to a close up of bound hands shaking with fear. Iraqi combatants are human, too.
This war’s supporters need to accept that. If these prisoners had been Australian, Prime Minister John Howard would have been vocal about their mistreatment.
Andrew Gunn
The Courier-Mail
8 April 2003
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