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More Evidence Emerges U.S. Did Desecrate Koran At Guantanamo

HeadlineMay 17, 2005

However, more evidence has emerged that U.S. interrogators did in fact desecrate the Koran at Guantanamo Bay. A former interrogator has confirmed to the New York Times that copies of the Koran were once tossed on the floor in pile and mistreated. Meanwhile a report from last year issued by the Center for Constitutional Rights also cited Koran abuse. A former British detainee said “The behavior of the guards towards our religious practices as well as the Koran was also, in my view, designed to cause us as much distress as possible. They would kick the Koran, throw it into the toilet, and generally disrespect it.”

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