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Guardian – Ban on hooding of war captives: Defence officials are secretly preparing to ban British forces from placing hoods over the heads of prisoners, a method which became notorious because of the treatment of Iraqi detainees.

Welcome to British custody. Please excuse us as we strip you of your identity; it makes it easier for soldiers to treat you as an object. Now please lie down for your pre-interrogation kicking.

I direct you once again to The World Press Photo Of The Year that almost nobody has seen for some strange reason and Something Funny Happened On The Way To Abu Ghraib.