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Danish troops charged with abuse
2005-01-21
A Danish army intelligence officer and four military police sergeants have been charged with mistreating Iraqi prisoners in southern Iraq last year. Captain Annemette Hommel was charged with four counts of negligence while on duty in March, April and June 2004. All five are accused of verbal abuse of detainees, denying them food and water, and forcing them to kneel in discomfort during interrogation.
Oh, be still my bleeding heart!
Denmark has about 500 troops in southern Iraq, near Basra. No date has been set for a trial. The defendants could face a year in jail if found guilty. Capt Hommel, 37, who was ordered to return home from Iraq before her tour of duty ended, said she had done nothing wrong. Last year, she said the allegations stemmed from a misunderstanding with the Palestinian translators working at the camp, who had objected to her interrogation techniques.
Being a infidel woman and all
Jesper Helsoe, commander of the Danish armed forces, told Danish radio on Friday: "I will be the first person to apologise if the military has made mistakes, but the trial now has to take place. No one has been convicted yet." Correspondents say the scandal shocked many in Denmark, where most people support their government's backing of the US-led coalition in Iraq.
Posted by:Steve

#16  not with her "outstanding" daughter as an option
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-21 8:07:14 PM  

#15  Not a MILF, huh?
Posted by: .com   2005-01-21 7:58:53 PM  

#14  coulda done without her Mom in the pic
Posted by: Frank G   2005-01-21 7:54:57 PM  

#13  Are these Dutch? Just look at the abuse they heap upon themselves - no wonder they're so mean to the Iraqis.

SNSFW
Posted by: .com   2005-01-21 7:52:46 PM  

#12  #8 - looks like Madeline Halfbright's family reunion.
Posted by: Raj   2005-01-21 7:46:49 PM  

#11  A horny bunch there, a Fred?
Posted by: Don   2005-01-21 6:57:27 PM  

#10  Or these...

Posted by: Fred   2005-01-21 4:35:15 PM  

#9  Thanks Fred. Truly Wagnerian. The soprano can really hit the high notes.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-01-21 4:25:50 PM  

#8  Valkyries...



Click for... ummm... a different view.
Posted by: Fred   2005-01-21 4:23:46 PM  

#7  Mean-faced, clip-haired women...
Posted by: Remoteman   2005-01-21 12:41:10 PM  

#6  She may be a nice lady and a competent commander and all, but . . . you call her a Valkyrie?
Posted by: Mike   2005-01-21 12:35:52 PM  

#5  I'd hit it...
Posted by: Martina Navratilova   2005-01-21 12:35:41 PM  

#4  


Captain Annemette Hommel


This may not be PC, but "Don't ask - Don't tell?"
That really would set the Jihadians off...

Posted by: BigEd   2005-01-21 12:03:04 PM  

#3  Fred,
we unanimously declare we must have a pic of
the "cavorting with Valkyries"

I am sure you can unearth one of those in some Nazi Opera's (start with Wagner).
Breathlessly awaiting your response...
EoZ
Posted by: EoZ   2005-01-21 11:38:04 AM  

#2  In Valhalla, Hrothgar, Sven Forkbeard, and Olaf One-Eye pause in their cavorting with Valkyries and collectively ask "Wøt the Hëlle?"
Posted by: Fred   2005-01-21 9:58:01 AM  

#1  Article: Last year, she said the allegations stemmed from a misunderstanding with the Palestinian translators working at the camp, who had objected to her interrogation techniques.

These guys are using enemy civilians to help them interrogate people. You gotta love Euro-style political correctness. Meanwhile, the military wing of these enemy civilians kill "collaborators" by torturing them to death and dumping their bodies on trash heaps.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2005-01-21 9:36:39 AM  

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