Inter Press Service
By Dahr Jamail
Photo of testimonies
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Mar 14 (IPS) – Hart Viges joined the U.S. Army the day after Sep. 11, 2001, in the belief that he could help make the world a safer place.
The term "haji" is used by U.S. soldiers in Iraq to degrade and dehumanise the Iraqi people.
Viges, like others who spoke, said that U.S. troops routinely detained innocent people during home raids.
"We…
