Pentagon Examined Iraq Detention Centers

[leftchick]

By ROBERT BURNS
AP Military Writer

http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040504/APA/405040568


WASHINGTON
The U.S. military did a "top-level review" last fall of how its detention centers in Iraq were run, months before commanders first were told about the sexual humiliation and abuse of Iraqis that has created an international uproar, a Pentagon official said.

Larry Di Rita, the top spokesman for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, said Monday the review was done at the request of Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the senior American commander in Iraq.

Di Rita did not say what prompted the review. He said it "drew certain conclusions," which later were taken into account by Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who began an investigation on Jan. 31 focused on an unidentified soldier's report of prisoner mistreatment at Abu Ghraib prison.

That second probe led to findings of blatant and sadistic abuse by U.S. military police and perhaps others. It has drawn wide condemnation, particularly with the publication of photos documenting the mistreatment.

[Just Me]

1. So,...they can no longer deny that they knew and did a *wink*?

Will they come clean?

Nope.

[maddezmom]

2. posted this earlier and it sunk.....

looks like Sanchez sat on his hands and just kept ordering reports...maybe he thought he get a different result.

[leftchick]

4. sorry mm....

I did not see it. Do you want me to delete this?

[maddezmom]

6. no, no, no.

just glad to see someone read the article... :pals:

[bobthedrummer]

3. It should be noted that the mercenary awarded the contract for corrections

and police training in Iraq (like they had in Bosnia) is DYN CORP.
That is another mercenary employed by the administration of George W. Bush aka The War President.:nuke:

The behavior of these mercenaries are getting a lot of GI's killed or wounded-the use of the National Security umbrella to hide criminals must end now. Too many decent law enforcement folks have had horrific investigations and cases blocked by that National Security shield being abused right here at home.
It's clean-up time.

[maddezmom]

5. Titan and CACI are also involved inside the prison

[Moderator]

7. This was posted earlier, please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=528869