| By Proctor on Sunday, June 13, 2004 - 03:13 pm: Edit |
U.S. Solders Mongering in Iraq Prison?
Alcohol and Prostitution Cited as Problem at Prison
Sun Jun 13, 2004
By Greg Miller, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — Weeks before U.S. military investigators began uncovering evidence of mistreatment of detainees, commanders at the Abu Ghraib prison launched a crackdown on alcohol abuse and told intelligence troops that guards were suspected of soliciting sex from Iraqi prostitutes, according to soldiers and officers who worked at the compound.
Commanders at the prison outside Baghdad launched a series of measures to stem the illegal behavior, the soldiers said, including inspecting troops' living quarters for stashes of liquor and banishing Iraqi vendors who were suspected of helping to procure alcohol and make arrangements for soldiers to visit prostitutes.
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