"Army Reports New Allegations of Abuse"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The images were vivid: A U.S. Army sergeant who told his troops to "rough up" two prisoners; a platoon that agreed to make prisoners jump off a bridge into the Tigris River; an interrogator who hit a prisoner in the head. Those were among the new details of abuses by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan reported by the Army Inspector General's office.

The review found 94 cases of confirmed or alleged abuses and 39 deaths, 20 of which were ruled homicides or remain under investigation.

Still, Army Inspector General Lt. Gen. Paul Mikolashek concluded in Thursday's report that the abuses were the work of rule-breaking soldiers and a few officers and not the fault of Army rules or training.

Senate Democrats, pointing to deficiencies in training and inconsistencies in doctrine outlined in the Army report, immediately challenged the findings.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040723/D840GPG00.html

[porphyrian]

1. Surprise!

I'm sure this is the last one, though...

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Maybe the last one reported, anyway...

[LittleApple81]

3. PLEASE WATCH the last portion of the hearing. It is on C-Span

http://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp?Cat=Current_Event&Code=108_Cong&ShowVidNum=6&Rot_Cat_CD=108_Cong&Rot_HT=&Rot_WD=&ShowVidDays=15&ShowVidDesc=&ArchiveDays=30

Senate Hearing on Abu Ghraib Prison (07/22/2004)

Move the timer to 1:10... then just get pissed! I did!