General Sanchez: We Asked For Help On Interrogations, But "It Didn't Come"

[sabra]

Source: TPM

General Ricardo Sanchez, the former top commander of coalition forces in Iraq, has added a bit more detail to his claim last night that his soldiers were "abandoned on the battlefield" by civilian leaders in the Bush administration.

Speaking this afternoon to CNN's Rick Sanchez (no relation), General Sanchez repeated the charge that he and his soldiers were abandoned on the battlefield on the issue of harsh interrogations. General Sanchez explained that this occurred "because of a lack of policy guidance, a lack of structure, a lack of training." He added: "And even when commanders were asking for this help, it didn't come."

Earlier in the interview, General Sanchez referred to "dereliction of duty," though when pressed by CNN's Sanchez on who he was talking about, he declined to get specific.

Read more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/06/general_sanchez_we_asked_for_help_on_interrogation.php

[opihimoimoi]

1. It was played out in public....We could see the Peterism in the BushCo..

Peterism, cronyism, ineptness, over their heads, and not reading ALL of Sun Tzu

[ohio2007]

2. Question is ; Will Obama let the generals run the war or is he really the same boss ?

hope for change and that
we don't get fooled again

[4lbs]

5. He is definitely listening to them.

Pretty much all his decisions regarding Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanomo, and funding have been based on what the generals tell him.

They said that a gradual 16-month withdrawal from Iraq was best, he did that.

They said about 20,000 or so more troops in Afghanistan was needed, he did that.

[opihimoimoi]

10. Obama is a LISTENER....he comprehends and compresses, discusses, then makes a decision

[Ian David]

3. Help didn't come? I thought I remembered hearing someone say, "Help is On The Way!"

WTF happened with THAT?

Oh, yeah.

[KansDem]

4. What did we expect when we put AWOL and "Five-Deferments"

...into the top two offices in the land?

edited for word order...

[Shipwack]

6. "abandoned"? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot??!

"General Sanchez repeated the charge that he and his soldiers were abandoned on the battlefield on the issue of harsh interrogations"

Huh?

Lack of guidance and trainning? Hmmm... how about "torture is wrong and agasint hte Geneva conventions, hmmm'kay?"

General, did you lack "policy and guidance" on the proper way to wipe your ass, too?

Obvious he had plenty of guidance on how to cover his ass, because he is in full blown "CYA" mode right now...

[ShortnFiery]

7. Gee when I was active duty THE BASICS were to follow The Geneva Conventions and

The ARMY FIELD MANUAL ... which is very complete for your average Intelligence troop/officer type interrogator.

Want a copy?

Here ya go! :P http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/library/policy/army/fm/fm34-52/

FM 34-52
INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION


Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 INTERROGATION AND THE INTERROGATOR

PRINCIPLES OF INTERROGATION
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
PERSONAL QUALITIES
SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

CHAPTER 2 ROLE OF THE INTERROGATOR

COMMANDER'S MISSION UNDER AIR-LAND BATTLE
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ADN INTELLIGENCE PREPARATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD
INTELLIGENCE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE OPERATIONS
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
ELECTRONIC WARFARE
CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF INTERROGATORS

CHAPTER 3 INTERROGATION PROCESS

SCREENING SOURCES
INTERROGATING PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 4 PROCESSING CAPTURED ENEMY DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENT HANDLING
DOCUMENT EXPLOITATION
EVACUATION PROCEDURES
DOCUMENTS CAPTURED WITH A SOURCE

CHAPTER 5 DIRECT AND SUPERVISE INTERROGATION OPERATIONS

ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE
PREPARE AND MOVE TO THE DEPLOYMENT SITE
SUPERVISE THE INTERROGATION PROCESS
SUPERVISE THE CED PROCESSING CYCLE
SUPERVISE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

CHAPTER 6 OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS
TASKING RELATIONSHIPS
SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS
INTERROGATOR TRAINING

CHAPTER 7 STRATEGIC DEBRIEFING

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
NOTIFICATION
PLANNING AND PREPARATION
CONTACT AND INTERVIEW
COMPONENTS OF STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE
INTELLIGENCE CYCLE

CHAPTER 8 JOINT INTERROGATION FACILITIES

FORMATION
USE

CHAPTER 9 LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT

TERMINOLOGY
OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT
INTERROGATION SUPPORT TO LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT
THE SOURCE
INTERROGATION OPERATIONS


APPENDIX A STANAG EXTRACTS
APPENDIX B SAMPLE DETAINEE PERSONNEL RECORD
APPENDIX C SAMPLE ENEMY PRISONER OF WAR INDENTITY CARD
APPENDIX D SAMPLE ENEMY PRISONER OF WAR CAPTIVE TAG
APPENDIX E SAMPLE JINTACCS SALUTE PREPORT FORMAT AND REPORT
APPENDIX F SAMPLE SCREENING REPORT FORMAT AND REPORT
APPENDIX G SAMPLE TACTICAL INTERROGATION REPORT FORMAT AND REPORT
APPENDIX H APPROACHES
APPENDIX I INTERROGATION GUIDES
APPENDIX J 1949 GENEVA CONVENTIONS
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
AUTHORIZATION LETTER

[MasonJar]

8. Good for General Sanchez for telling it like it is.

[ShortnFiery]

9. No, he's dirty but NOT as dirty as the rest of them. Every soldier knows that you abide by

the Geneva Conventions. EVERY one of them, from Privates to General Officers.

I don't know what General Sanchez's agenda is but he is not INNOCENT ... he has blood on his hands too.

[magellan]

11. Lack of policy guidance?

So it's just coincidence that the same torture techniques were used everywhere? And none of the CIA or senior military intelligence who were in charge of interrogations realized what they were doing might just be illegal?

Yeah right. Pull the other one.

[Solly Mack]

12. Wow