Pentagon denies Wolfowitz approved Guantanamo interrogation tactics

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon denied that former deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz approved interrogation techniques used on war-on-terror detainees as claimed in a recently released
FBI email.

"To make any suggestion that Paul Wolfowitz was involved in approving individual interrogation plans is simply wrong," said Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman.

Reference was made to Wolfowitz in an exchange of email between FBI officials in May, 2004 over agents' concerns about aggressive interrogation tactics used by military interrogators on detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

In one email, an FBI official whose name was blacked out suggested talking to the bureau's Behavioral Assessment Unit about what he indicated were two specific examples of abuse.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usattacksguantanamo

[Judi Lynn]

1. One way or another, the truth WILL eventually be known.

These people will have no where to hide from it then.

From what we've read, HE was the Deputy Defense Secretary when these decisions were made. How many ways can that be interpreted?

On edit:

On May 26, 2004, Al Gore gave a sharply critical speech on the Iraq crisis and the Bush Administration. In the speech, Gore called for the resignations of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Director of Central Intelligence Agency George Tenet, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith, and Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Stephen A. Cambone for encouraging policies that led to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners and fanned hatred of Americans abroad.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prisoner_abuse

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The Red Cross disclosed to The Observer that its president, Jakob Kellenberger, had personally warned three of George W. Bush's most senior officials - National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz - of widespread abuse tantamount to torture.
(snip)

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1212769,00.html

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Torture Chicks Gone Wild
By MAUREEN DOWD

Published: January 30, 2005

are these women? Who allows this to happen? Why don't the officers who allow it get into trouble? Why do Rummy and Paul Wolfowitz still have their jobs?
(snip)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/opinion/30dowd.html?ex=1264827600&en=0c3e59b39b3504a3&ei=5088

[Kagemusha]

2. That this was Cambone's responsibility not Wolfowitz's?

Like I care, frankly. The responsibility is that of the SecDef.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

3. Correct, Rummy, and Bush, are ultimately responsible. It's their show.

You see, that's the whole thing of being a LEADER.

[stop the bleeding]

4. yep - Wolfy was Deputy Sec. of Defesne - who is his boss???

Could it be SATAN!!!!!

[bemildred]

5. Standard non-denial denial.

Nobody ever asserted that Wolfie supervised individual interrogations. Why would he, he's a big shot?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Yup.

[leesa]

7. Of course. Rumsfeld approved them. We have already seen the document

with his blessing.

[IndianaGreen]

11. And General Sanchez went alone with torture as well

There are so many fingerprints about this that no one is guiltless.

[goforit]

8. Oh my !!....Poppy's bestie fwiend in the whole wi wurl could never do....

anything wong in his whole life.

BwaBwaBwaBwaBwaBwaBwaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

[UTUSN]

9. Can you say, oh-I-don't-know---------WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL??? n/t

[lovuian]

10. Geneva Convention Violation... War crimes

Yep...