Meanwhile in Britain, photos have emerged showing the apparent torture of Iraqi detainees by British soldiers in the city of Basra. The photos were shown at a court martial hearing in Germany for three British soldiers. The images show British troops forcing Iraqis to strip bare and simulate oral and anal sex. Another photo shows a grimacing Iraqi who had been strung up in a cargo net made from thick rope which had been hung from a forklift truck. Another photo showed a soldier, wearing just shorts and flip flops, standing on an Iraqi man who was crouched in a fetal position on the ground. The Guardian of London describes the scandal as “Britain’s Abu Ghraib.” All of the photos were taken by the soldiers themselves.