The Bush Administration's intent was to keep "torture" story secret

[kentuck]

But, thanks to Sy Hersh and a couple of GIs with consciences, the story has been blown wide open. We hear today that CBS was requested to hold off the story for a couple of weeks by General Myers. Then, just this weekend, General Myers said he had not had time to read the "report". It is being reported that this Administration knew about this report since last November but kept it secret from the press. In the story below, Paul Bremer was informed about what was going on several months ago.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040503/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_us_politics_resignation_040503163135

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That enquiry was initiated after a US soldier in the prison stepped forward and informed the army's Criminal Investigation Division some time after November 1.


The top US commander in Iraq, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, then ordered a full criminal and administrative investigation that led to the suspension of 17 soldiers and officers.


A third investigation is now examining whether intelligence officers or civilian contractors encouraged the abuse to weaken prisoners ahead of interrorgations.


Turki said he had also raised concerns about prisoner abuse to the International Committee of the Red Cross, but they refused to share information with him..

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(my comments)
Just another stark example of how secretive this regime in the White House really is and how slow the media has been to catch on to their secret doings and undoings. But, we must ask, if Paul Bremer knew about this story in November, then surely the Commander-in-Chief also knew. Or he should have known.

Their intent was to handle the entire affair internally within the US military structure, as if the military command is somehow separate from civilian control. Through the anger, we must recognize the height of incompetency and the degree this White House will go to keep information from the people...