Saturday, January 15, 2005

Let's All Thank The Bush!

The verdict against Specialist Charles Graner is unlikely to silence the argument of critics that more senior individuals still need to be held accountable for what happened.
Quite apart from anything else, the prisoner abuse scandal is now much wider than just Abu Ghraib, with investigations into detention operations across Iraq, in Afghanistan, and at Guantanamo Bay.
The Pentagon argues that there have already been eight investigations, and three more are still pending.
None of those that have addressed the issue of policy have found any evidence of a policy of abuse, officials say.
Some have found failures of oversight, planning, and leadership reaching up the chain of command, and even into the Pentagon itself.




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