"These people were shooting at Americans"

Remember that line to justify the Iraqi prisoner abuse? Try to use it to justify this:

The Army is investigating reports of assaults against Iraqi civilians and thefts of their money and jewelry by U.S. troops during patrols, raids and house searches, defense officials said on Monday.

The probe by the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division, or CID, suggests that a major scandal over abuse of Iraqi prisoners by Americans goes beyond detention centers into the homes and streets of the troubled country.

Its too bad that when we give these guys a government, we don't give them a Bill of Rights as well.