1,200-page prison abuse tome released

WASHINGTON - Videos from Iraq compiled by a Florida National Guardsman and called "Ramadi Madness" appeared to show one soldier kicking a wounded, cuffed prisoner and another striking a detainee with a rifle butt, yet Army investigators found no cause to charge anyone with abuse, according to Army documents released Friday.

The videos were described in 1,200 pages of documents released by the Army Friday in response to a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, which is seeking information on prisoner abuse in Iraq. Previously, the military had been providing the documents to the ACLU, which in turn has made them public, but on Friday provided copies to the news media as well.

Army officials said the documents summarized 13 investigations, none of which resulted in abuse charges. A number were closed due to insufficient evidence. The Army, which says it is committed to finding and correcting problems in prison operations, has so far released the results of 129 investigations to the ACLU.

Jameel Jaffer, an attorney with the ACLU, called the Army documents "further evidence that abuse of detainees was widespread in Iraq and Afghanistan. In some small number of cases, low-ranking soldiers have been punished. In light of the hundreds of abuses we now know to have taken place, it's increasingly difficult to understand why no senior official, civilian or military, has been held accountable."


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No! The whole stinkin' barrel is rotten.

the fish rots from the head down.

What were the sanctions, then? With Clinton presiding over a million dead children, I would say the rot was already well advanced.

Am incorrect? Not that 500K makes it less horrible. The sanctions hurt the Iraqi people not Saddam and his top thugs. I feel that B. Clinton and his Admin. knew this but felt it was justified. I certainly didn't feel that way and still don't.

Those sanctions would have had to be lifted has Blix and his team been allowed to do their job for a few more months. Then Saddam would have been clear of them to sell Iraqi oil in Euros. That is why the Bush Junta was in a hurry to invade.

Prisoner abuse/torture/neglect in America has been reported TO BUSH, et al, FOR DECADES. Bush ignored reports, and had the audacity to state "this is not the American way" and "we didn't know about it", when Abu Ghraib was exposed. It's no surprise it happened in Iraq. Texas is one of the worst states in the U.S. for inmate abuse and even murder, including while Bush was Governor.
It appears to only receive attention if there are enough photos and witnesses willing to testify in court.
I agree, "the fish rots from the head down", and this self-proclaimed war-president MUST be IMPEACHED for his crimes, his deception, and for endangering America. Bush is a menace to society, and worthless as a Leader.