'I'm Edgar from the United States. My name is Edgar'

The casualties and the interviews with four men and a woman were broadcast by the Arab satellite station al-Jazeera with footage from state-controlled Iraqi television.

Each was interviewed individually, and they gave their names and their home states. They spoke with American accents into a microphone labelled Iraqi Television.

"Why do you come?" the interrogator asked.

"Because I was told to come here. I just follow orders," replied one.

"You come to kill Iraqi people," he was asked.

"No, I came to fix broke stuff. I told to shoot only if I am shot at. They shot at me first so I shoot back. I don't want to kill anybody," the ashen-faced soldier replied.

"How are you see Iraqi army people?" he was asked.

"They don't bother me, I don't bother them."

"Where do you come from?"

"Kansas."

"Kansas," the interrogator repeated.

The soldier, who said he was PFC [Private First Class] Miller, was then asked again why he came to Iraq. "I was told to come here," he replied.

Another of the men, who said he was from El Paso, Texas, stared directly at the camera and spoke in a clear voice as he answered his captors' questions.

"What's your name?"

"Specialist Joseph Hudson, 585650287," he replied.

"Why do you come from Texas to Iraq?"

"I follow orders."

Asked how many officers were with him, he said: "I do not know, sir."

The soldier appeared to be often shaking his head and cupping his ear slightly to try to indicate that he couldn't hear properly.

"How do you view the Iraqi people?" he was asked.

"I'm sorry?"

"How do you view the Iraqi people? The Iraqi people."

"I don't understand."

The camera focused on a dark-haired soldier lying on a bed, apparently wounded. "What's your name?" he was asked.

"Edgar," he said as he was forced to sit upright.

"Edgar? From what country?"

"What do you mean? I'm Edgar from United States. My name is Edgar from United States."

A fourth prisoner identified herself as Shawna, 30, from Texas. Her eyes darted back and forth as she was interviewed and she held her arms tightly in her lap as she was questioned.

At one point, the camera panned back, showing a massive white bandage wrapped around her ankle. Her voice was very shaky.

"What's your name?" the interrogator asked.

"Shawna."

"From where you come from?"

"Texas."

"You come from Texas?"

She nodded.

"How old are you?"

"Thirty."

"From any unit in American army?"

"507 Maintenance."

"Yes?"

"507 Maintenance."