Sunday's newspapers in the Middle East express their anger at the allegations of torture of Iraqi prisoners, in particular in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison.
Some also consider what the publication of the torture reports says about divisions inside the US, and wonder whether other crimes have been committed without such wide media coverage.
What happened in Abu Ghraib prison was a clear and shameful violation of the rights of Iraqi POWs and detainees. It showed total disregard for international law and the Geneva conventions... and highlighted the violation by US forces of Iraqi human rights and the right of POWs to live in good conditions. Statements of condemnation from Western capitals, particularly the US and Britain, are not enough. There must be a serious and decisive confrontation with this issue to prevent the repetition of such acts.
Al-Ahram - Egypt
The US Defence Department and British officials were aware of the pictures taken in an Iraqi prison, but they were received with silence... because they feared horrible international developments. The world was deceived by promises of freedom, protection of human rights and a greater Middle East. All these deceptions have now failed, as the truth has been revealed.
Al-Riyadh - Saudi Arabia
The bloody Sharon has the right to dance with joy since he has now found a partner in shameless human aggression and war crimes against POWs and civilians.
Al-Jumhuriyah - Egypt
We should know that those who took the photos were soldiers and that those who presented them to reporters were also soldiers disgusted by what was happening and wanting to turn public opinion in their country and the world against the war. They realized that if they showed what their colleagues had been doing to Iraqis, it may save them from hell.
Al-Jazeera - Saudi Arabia
America's dangerous position in Iraq is causing extreme concern to many American politicians, even to some conservatives. It seems that these painful and horrific realities have been uncovered as a result of the opposition to Bush's government.
Javan - Iran
Certainly there are soldiers who are very kind and understanding... However, there are others who are very cruel, like those who enjoy removing the clothes from Iraqi prisoners, treating them badly and even in some cases killing them... We would like to say the same as President Bush, when he defended most of his disciplined soldiers and protested against generalizations blaming that bad act on all of them, because since the incidents of 11 September 2001, we have all been viewed by the other world as terrorists or suspects.
Abd-al-Rahman al-Rashid in Al-Sharq al-Awsat - London-based
The torture operations in Iraqi jails highlight the possibility that there are a large number of people who may have been killed as result of mistreatment without any media coverage. Perhaps this is a small example of the US democracy we were led to expect in Iraq and the region by President Bush a year ago.
Al-Vefagh - Iran
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