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March 25, 2005
Torturing Terrorists on TV--in Iraq
Okay, this is almost too strange to be true. But a new program has appeared on Iraqi television called "Terrorists in the Grip of Justice." In the episode talked about in the link above, a Syrian intelligence officer—or someone who plays one on tv—confesses to supervising terrorist attacks on Iraqis. But the popularity, even the existence, of this show suggests that Abu Ghraib was not so shocking on the "Arab street."
Posted by Richard Miniter at March 25, 2005 03:24 PM