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It was several days after the previously reported Monday release, and earlier than some more recent indications, but WikiLeaks finally released its 391,832 “war logs” files from the Iraqi War. As with the previous leak, The Guardian was at the forefront with a major, well-organized web release . The document dump is by far the largest release of classified war documents in American history, and centers around field reports detailing civilian killings , friendly fire incidents , and killings of insurgents who were trying to surrender . The documents revealed 15,000 previously unreported killings, and underscored that the military actually had been keeping track of civilian deaths, despite claims that no such counts were being made. Another major revelation surrounded a standing order that existed ordering US military personnel not to investigate the rampant torture by Iraqi security forces .Frago 242 – a licence to torture Link to video: The Torture Trail: What did General Petraeus's special advisor, James Steele, know? A prisoner was kneeling on the ground, blindfolded and handcuffed, when an Iraqi soldier walked over to him and kicked him in the neck . A US marine sergeant was watching and reported the incident, which was duly recorded and judged to be valid.
Secret order that let US ignore abuse | World news
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