Saturday, May 21, 2005

Real Gitmo shame? Report U.S. soldier rapped for Koran abuse at lockup

New York Daily News - World & National Report - Real Gitmo shame? Report U.S. soldier rapped for Koran abuse at lockup: By JAMES GORDON MEEK | DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU | May 20, 2005

WASHINGTON - It wasn't tossed in a toilet, but disrespecting an inmate's Koran got at least one American soldier reprimanded at the Guantanamo prison for terrorists, the Daily News has learned.
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But two reliable military sources confirmed the previously undisclosed reprimand at the Camp Delta prison - contradicting Bush administration denials of any "credible and specific allegations" about Koran desecration at Gitmo.

"That's true," an ex-Army interrogator at Gitmo said. "I am aware of somebody having their hand slapped."

The source said a soldier on another interrogation team was punished for "trying to be insulting" of a detainee's Koran.

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