Turns out Iraq’s new justice system is a lot like the American military one.

Iraq is failing to give criminal suspects fair trials and abuse of prisoners appears common ahead of the transfer of thousands of detainees from U.S. prison camps to Iraqi control, a human rights group said on Monday.

What? Unfair trials and abuse of prisoners? Check. We have that too. Look at the Hutchins, King, and Girouard cases, for starters.

Human Rights Watch said prisoners had to wait months and in some cases years before being brought before a judge.

Lack of speedy trials? Check. Sgt Larry Hutchins waited over a year before his case went to trial. He was confined in solitary almost that entire time.

They also received ineffectual legal counsel and judges frequently relied on testimony from secret informants or confessions likely to have been extracted under torture or duress, the New York-based group said in a report.

Ineffectual legal counsel and questionable “confessions?” Check! The NCIS routinely engages in “interrogations” of American troops lasting up to 14 hours with no food, water, bathroom breaks, or reprieve.

I suppose it’s what we can expect, considering the Iraqi justice system is supposed to be more like ours now.