Iraq denies U.S. claims of prison abuse

sciencedaily: The Iraqi Interior Ministry is denying U.S. claims some of the 625 prisoners discovered last week in an overcrowded detention center had been tortured.

Last week, a surprise U.S.-Iraqi search of the detention center run by a commando unit attached to the Iraqi Interior Ministry resulted in the discovery of the prisoners, 13, of whom required hospitalization, the New York Times said.

But Sami al-Anbagi, director general of the Interior Ministry insisted Monday none had been tortured.

"Only a few guys were slapped on their faces," Anbagi said. "The prisoners who were taken to the hospital didn't have any serious injuries. They suffered from headaches only." Read more

db: Of course the 'revelations' concerning Iraqi torture, usually of Sunnis, go back a long way. The US appears to be making these 'discoveries' as a means of discrediting further the current Iraqi government - hoping to boost the 'Butcher of Fallujah' and preferred US/UK PM candidate Allawi [who was recently filmed RUNNING from a shoe/tomato/rock attack and could do with a boost]