1. Inside the Iraq Prison Scandal.
- Author
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Mazzetti, Mark, Barnes, Julian E., Pound, Edward T., Kaplan, David E., and Robinson, Linda
- Subjects
MILITARY interrogation ,PRISONER abuse ,CONGRESSIONAL hearings (U.S.) ,CRIMINAL liability ,COURTS-martial & courts of inquiry ,UNITED States armed forces ,UNITED States armed forces -- Headquarters ,MILITARY police - Abstract
Discusses the investigation into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq. Finding of Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller that United States oversight of Iraqi prisons was almost nonexistent, which he reported to Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq; Question of who is responsible for prisoner abuses carried out by the 372nd Military Police Company; Number of low-level soldiers facing court-martial, including Spc. Jeremy Sivits; Speculation that blame will be placed on Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski and others further up the chain of command; The role of intelligence operatives in the scandal; Details of the U.S. Congressional hearing on Abu Ghraib; Two factors that confuse the issue of who was in charge of the prison; The controversy over interrogation practices and detainees held at the Pentagon's base at Guantánamo Bay; Mention of Donald Rumsfeld's visit to Iraq; Concern that the Abu Ghraib photographs will further endanger Americans.
- Published
- 2004