Junior ranks take flak for Abu Ghraib - Democratic Underground

unhappycamper

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Fri Aug-31-07 05:09 AM
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Junior ranks take flak for Abu Ghraib

Ten junior soldiers have been convicted over the Abu Ghraib abuse (AP Photo/Courtesy of The New Yorker)

Junior ranks take flak for Abu Ghraib
By Paul Reynolds
World affairs correspondent, BBC News website

The episode stained the reputation of the US military and may well have acted as a recruiting agent for insurgents.

The officer, Lt-Col Steven Jordan, was found not guilty by a military jury of failing to train and supervise the soldiers under his authority at Abu Ghraib.

Instead he was convicted of breaking an order not to discuss the case. He was reprimanded.

The lack of convictions among the senior ranks leaves doubt as to whether the abuse was part of a wider policy of condoning or even encouraging the breaking of prisoners' morale in advance of interrogation.

Two officers were subject to disciplinary punishments.

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The burden of criminal guilt has fallen on the junior ranks, 10 of whom have been convicted.

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hobbit709

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Fri Aug-31-07 05:13 AM
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1. You don't really think the people in charge

"The party of responsibility" will take any responsibility do you?

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annabanana

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Fri Aug-31-07 05:14 AM
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2. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Gonzo. . THESE are the ones who should

be in jail.

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lazer47

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Fri Aug-31-07 05:23 AM
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3. This is news???? Thats has been happening since Valley Forge

who the hell do you think takes the blame, certainly not the "ring knockers"

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izzie

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Fri Aug-31-07 05:40 AM
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4. Must give these guys credit to think these things up world wide

and at the same time. Maybe it was the food they were eating?

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sarge43

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Fri Aug-31-07 05:42 AM
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5. Does the name Lt Calley ring any bells?

lazer47 called it.

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lazer47

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Fri Aug-31-07 06:08 AM
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6. Thanks Sarge

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sarge43

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Fri Aug-31-07 08:00 AM
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7. You're welcome, lazer.

Like we used to say back in the Balloon Corps, shit never flows uphill.

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