British troops videoed 'beating Iraqis'.

This shocking incident is clearly the fault of the officer in charge. In any army there are undisciplined brutes who have to be taught to obey orders.
It is a million times better to prevent crimes than to punish the guilty afterwards.
Iraqis will take this once more as proof that the invaders are behaving like bullies.

All the goodwill the British soldiers have shown is out the window now.
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British troops videoed 'beating Iraqis'

Sunday February 12, 2006

Details emerged last night of a shocking video which appears to show a group of British soldiers brutally beating and kicking defenceless Iraqi teenagers in an army compound.

The footage is said to show eight soldiers pulling four teenagers off the street following a riot and dragging them into their army base, before beating them with batons, as well as punching and kicking them.

An urgent Military Police investigation was under way last night into the events shown in the video. The Ministry of Defence issued the following statement: 'We are aware of these very serious allegations and can confirm that they are the subject of an urgent Royal Military Police investigation. We condemn all acts of abuse and treat any allegation of wrongdoing extremely seriously.'

But the emergence of the footage, given to the News of the World by an anonymous whistleblower, will spark a huge controversy about the conduct of the army in Iraq. There were also fears that it could lead to more attacks on the British soldiers currently serving there.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/military/story/0,,1708161,00.html