Reply #50: Here is another article with some interesting dates...

[Spazito]

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But three directives in particular have already begun to attract congressional scrutiny: The first is a classified report by Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller on Sept. 9, 2003, demanding that the military police at Abu Ghraib be dedicated and trained to set "the conditions for the successful interrogation and exploitation of internees/detainees." The report, which Cambone has testified was presented to his deputy William Boykin, contains five recommendations spelling out how this was to occur and reported it had already begun.

The second is an Oct. 12 classified memo signed by Sanchez that demanded a "harmonization" of military policing and intelligence work at Abu Ghraib for the purpose of ensuring "consistency with the interrogation policies . . . and maximiz the efficiency of the interrogation."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29988-2004May15_2.html

Looking at the dates:

from the initial post, the month of August is said to be when the President signed off on the "executive finding",

then Gen. Miller, in a classified report, on September 9, demanded "that the military police at Abu Ghraib be dedicated and trained to set "the conditions for the successful interrogation and exploitation of internees/detainees."

On Oct. 12 a classified memo signed by Sanchez that "demanded a "harmonization" of military policing and intelligence work at Abu Ghraib for the purpose of ensuring "consistency with the interrogation policies . . . and maximiz the efficiency of the interrogation."

This says to me that bush signed off on the approval then the wheels were set in motion to enact what was in the "executive finding".

Does this look plausible?