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Old 6th May 2004, 10:02
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Jackonicko
 
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As a civvy, I find it a tad shocking that at least six Iraqis are acknowledged to have died in British custody in Iraq.

The Iraqis managed not to kill any of their UK prisoners back in '91 despite quite deliberately engaging in the kind of beatings and low-level torture that we supposedly don't do, though I suppose the number of prisoners they had was tiny.

Before anyone leaps up warning everyone that I'm a journo on a fishing expedition, let me do it, and clarify exactly what I am fishing for:

which is - Some reassurance that six deaths in custody in these circumstances is normal, entirely to be expected, and is no cause for concern.

(I believe the Yanks have killed 26 of theirs!)
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