Humphrey Hawksley  

Une enquête des USA de l'éthique de champ de bataille parmi des troupes en Irak a trouvé la tolérance répandue pour la torture dans de certains circonstances et problèmes avec le moral.

L'aperçu, par une équipe consultative de santé mentale d'armée, a prélevé plus de 1.700 soldats et soldats de marine entre août et l'octobre 2006.

Il a examiné leurs vues vers la torture et la population civile irakienne.

Un Pentagone officiel a indiqué que l'aperçu avait regardé sous chaque roche et il n'était pas toujours facile regarder ce qui a été trouvée.

L'enquête du Pentagone a constaté que moins que la moitié des troupes dans les civils irakiens pensés parIrak devrait être traité avec la dignité et le respect.

More than a third believed that torture was acceptable if it helped save the life of a fellow soldier or if it helped get information about the insurgents.

About 10% of those surveyed said they had actually mistreated Iraqi civilians by hitting or kicking them, or had damaged their property when it was not necessary to do so.

Troops suffering from anxiety, depression or stress were more likely to engage in unethical behaviour, together with those who had had a colleague wounded or killed in their unit.

Shorten deployments

A key recommendation to emerge was to shorten the tours of duty.

Those deployed longer than six months, or who had been to Iraq several times, were more likely to suffer from mental health problems.

But presently thousands of extra troops are being sent to Iraq as part of an offensive to try to curb the insurgency by October.

Tours are being extended, and units that do go home are being allowed less time to recover before being sent back.

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