[Vision2020] The Iraqi behind the hood

[Donovan Arnold]

This article is an interview of the guy in the famous photo of the women 
pointing.

This article puts a human face on the tortured.



Embarrassed Iraqi recalls abuse
Ex-prisoner recognizes himself in famous photos

By Ian Fisher, New York Times

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The shame is so deep that Hayder Sabbar Abd feels he cannot 
move back to his old neighborhood. He would prefer not even to stay in Iraq. 
But now the entire world has seen the pictures, which Abd looked at yet 
again Tuesday, pointing out the key figures, starting with three American 
soldiers wearing big smiles for the camera.

"That is Joiner," he said, pointing at one male soldier in glasses, a black 
hat and bright blue rubber gloves. His arms were crossed over a stack of 
naked and hooded Iraqi prisoners.

"That is Miss Maya," he said, pointing to a young woman's fresh face poking 
up over the same pile.

He gazed down at another picture. In it, a second female soldier flashed a 
toothy "thumbs up" and pointed with her other hand at the genitals of a man 
wearing nothing but a black hood. He did not know her name. But the small 
scars on the torso left little doubt about the identity of the naked 
prisoner. Continued @. . .
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