Iraqi police (Times)

Submitted by justadmin on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 17:23

Rape, beatings and bribery: Iraqi police out of control (Times) -
In the desperate rush to drag Iraq back from civil war, sweeping powers were granted to its new security forces. Human rights workers, MPs and American officials now believe that they are all too often a law unto themselves: admired when they defeat terrorists but also feared for their widespread abuse of power