UK Liberators in Iraq

There is a callous commentary from the cameraman, who is said to cackle with laughter and cry out at one point: “Oh yes! Oh yes! Your’re gonna get it. Yes, naughty little boys! You little f******, you little f******. Die! Ha! Ha!” One prisoner is shown being hauled into the compound in a headlock, only to be headbutted and then punched in the kidneys. The mocking commentator puts on a childlike voice and mimics the youngster’s accent: “No, please — don’t hurt me!” In another scene the camera records what appears to be an Iraqi corpse, partially covered by a blanket, being kicked twice in the face. The head of the man is lifted up to the camera and a soldier sniggers: “He’s been a bad motherf*****.”

David Cracknell and Michael Smith, “UK troops filmed abusing Iraqis,” Sunday Times, 2/12/06.