Use of ray gun denied in Iraq amid torture concerns
The Active Denial System a nonlethal energy beam weapon faced delays in deployment despite repeated requests by U S military leaders to curb civilian harm in Iraq The Pentagon fears the device could be misread as torture amid Abu Ghraib memories and public scrutiny while data show limited injuries and rising civilian casualties since 2005 in the conflict
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