Troops 'humiliated American Taliban'

Elite US special forces posed for photos with American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh, handcuffed and with an obscenity written across his blindfold, Pentagon officials said.

Troops 'humiliated American Taliban'

Elite US special forces posed for photos with American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh, handcuffed and with an obscenity written across his blindfold, Pentagon officials said.

An embarrassment to the military as unprofessional behaviour, the photos also could be a violation of international norms on prisoner treatment and a boost to his lawyers’ claims that Lindh was mistreated while in US custody.

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