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Friday, May 20, 2005 

In U.S. Report, Brutal Details of 2 Afghan Inmates' Deaths | MetaFilter: "From the article:
'Some of the same M.P.'s took a particular interest in an emotionally disturbed Afghan detainee who was known to eat his feces and mutilate himself with concertina wire. The soldiers kneed the man repeatedly in the legs and, at one point, chained him with his arms straight up in the air, Specialist Callaway told investigators. They also nicknamed him 'Timmy,' after a disabled child in the animated television series 'South Park.' One of the guards who beat the prisoner also taught him to screech like the cartoon character, Specialist Callaway said.

Eventually, the man was sent home.'

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