Senators insist prison abuse blame goes higher up chain of command

[Barrett808]

Senators insist prison abuse blame goes higher up chain of command
By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press, 5/8/2004 21:09

WASHINGTON (AP) The Army investigation into the Iraq prison scandal should have repercussions for higher-ups, not just the military police accused of abusing detainees, lawmakers said Saturday.

''I think command responsibility has to be looked at just as seriously as the abusers,'' Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in an interview. ''The culture that led to this outrageous conduct has to be addressed just as much as the conduct itself.''

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., added: ''I think we need to move beyond scapegoating here of privates and sergeants to get at the facts as to what truly did happen.''

Both lawmakers, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said testimony from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday helped answer some questions, but many remain about the photographed abuse by U.S. soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison.

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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/129/wash/Senators_insist_prison_abuse_b:.shtml

[maddezmom]

1. they've been reading DU

;)

[QC]

2. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

That's apparently going to be Bush's strategy--to encourage us to focus on the people at the bottom, who are most assuredly responsible for their actions and deserve severe punishment, while ignoring the big boys, who are also responsible for what happened and deserve to be punished.

I can't help but be suspicious of Graham, but if he's sincere about this, then I'll give credit where it's due.

[pinto]

3. The line starts here. Some Dem's and Repub's have heard what's coming...

Sad but true.

[Moderator]

4. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=539183