Army Noted Geneva Conventions Violations in Iraq Prisons Last Fall

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http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBV7NORYUD.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Army general who visited Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq last fall complained that the military was violating international war standards by incarcerating common criminals along with insurgents captured in attacks against U.S.-led forces.

It was one among dozens of observations in a still-classified report, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, portraying an overcrowded, dysfunctional prison system lacking basic sanitation and medical supplies.

"Due to operational limitations, facility limitations and force protection issues, there are criminal detainees collocated with other types of detainees, including security internees," wrote Maj. Gen. Donald Ryder, the Army's provost marshal general. "However, the Geneva Convention does not allow this."

Ryder warned that mixing such prisoners "invites confusion about handling, processing and treatment."

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[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Scary I can see the split between General Officers

with a conscience and those without one. Oh and those are the
legal footprints that people need to keep track off... as those
will be needed for the War Crimes to come... and they will come

[Voltaire99]

2. If these reports are leaking out...

...when will the photos and videos follow?

[struggle4progress]

3. "So, what's the big deal with a few Geneva Convention violations...

as long as the press hasn't noticed?"

:puke: