A Torturer's Tale - Iraq

March 2006
As guards at Abu Ghraib, Javal Davis and Ken Davis witnessed or participated in the abuse of prisoners. They feel betrayed by their superiors and tell their side of the story.

In the eyes of much of the world, Javal Davis is a torturer. He was imprisoned for assaulting prisoners at Abu Ghraib but says we shouldn't judge him. "Unless you were there, stay open about drawing an opinion." Davis claims he was ordered to 'prepare' the prisoners for interrogation by military intelligence. "We'd be given lists of instructions -- this guy can sleep up to two hours, sleep for 15 mins." Unlike Javal, guard Ken Davis was never implicated in the abuse. He reported it to his superiors in December 2003 and tried to get it stopped. But he's also bitter about his experiences at Abu Ghraib and believes the torture was ordered from the very top. "Charles Graner came to me and told me that they were making him do things he felt were morally and legally wrong." The men feel deeply disillusioned by their treatment by superior officers. As Javal explains: "They stabbed me in the back. They stabbed a whole lot of soldiers in the back and left them out there to dry."

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[911insidejob81]

close Guantanamo NOW

stop torture

nazis tortured people too

[jugni77]

america has killed at least 236500 people until now.its war on terror is actually war against muslims n humanity

[PersianWarfare]

ya we would prison our solders for doing something like this but the fact is we wont ever do something like this. the soldiers were not doing this for fun they were doing it on orders by the government and the US government was too much of a coward to admit that they told them to do this and let the soldiers take the blame. Evil level of soldiers: 100% Evil level of US government and military: 1000000000%

[GuardianoftheSource]

Full of nothing but hatred and stereotyping of others arn't you? That woman whom did that to those prisoners went to prison herself for her crime of torturing.

You can worship Islam as much as you want. If you are born in American and believe in Islam you can even run in the general election for the presidency of the nation.

Islam is an ally of the U.S.

[GuardianoftheSource]

The American government dishonorably discharged and imprisoned the torturers for their crimes. The ringleader of the torturing in Abu Ghraib himself was sentenced to 10 years.

So you can stop your pointless hatred over the U.S. over some criminals of whom were imprisoned for their crimes. Canada is a close ally of the U.S. and would imprison their soldiers for the same crimes if occurred by them.

[oussama79704]

say no to racism

[jjjnp99]

I didn't post that mate! I have a dumbass friend who was on here. I agree with ya, we shouldn't be over there.

Du set darem. (I saw youre persian and I have a friend who speaks farsi and is teaching me). (: lol

[PersianWarfare]

go fuck yourself you american fucking cunt!

america promises all the rights and no torture when they cant even do it. this torture is not to terrorist ITS TO INNOCENT FUCKING CIVILIANS! so when you say go america i just question how much of a fraction of a brain you really have. I am not for terrorism and i live in canada but the shit america is doing i say let the amican military and government BURN TO HELL!

[jjjnp99]

Every country tortures people you dumbass.

Keep this torture going against these terrorist musloid fuckers!(:

GO AMERICA

[911insidejob81]

close Guantanamo!!

stop it!!