US general faces court martial on prisoner abuse

[TeeYiYi]

US general faces court martial on prisoner abuse

WASHINGTON: Several army officers including a brigadier general, face a court martial for mistreating and humiliating Iraqi prisoners. Seventeen soldiers had been removed from duty in Iraq last month but the details of this action were not until CBS 60 Minutes II revealed them on Wednesday evening.

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The commander of US troops in Iraq, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, was "concerned about was that this was more than one bad apple, one bad incident," he said. Lieutenant General David McKiernan led the investigation and recommended on April 4 that the US Army consider punishment for Karpinski and the six other officers for their leadership of the prison system. McKiernan’s findings are now being reviewed by another senior general.

A letter of reprimand could trigger further action that could lead to the officers being expelled from the military. Karpinski is the highest-ranking figure implicated in the scandal.One of the guards blamed his superiors for failing to give him guidance on how to handle the prisoners at the facility, considered one of the most feared jails under Saddam.

Six US military police guards were formally charged in March with an array of abuses at Abu Gharib. The six were accused of conspiracy, dereliction of duty, cruelty, maltreatment, assault and indecent acts against up to 20 prisoners at the jail last November and December. They will learn soon if they face a court martial.

A guard is currently under investigation and is expected to be charged with criminal conduct, and another three are still being investigated, the spokesman said. Sanchez has also ordered a review of the entire prison system in Iraq, taking a special look at interrogation methods, the spokesman said.

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[TeeYiYi]

1. I confess I'm sickened by the women involved in this travesty . . .

. . . I realize that all involved are scandalous but I'm expecially disgusted that United States Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is involved. She is going to get court martialed over this and rightly so. I guess I just expected more from the women. :(

TYY

[Spinzonner]

2. And who will be investigating

who hired the 'private contractors' that were involved and who they reported to in the Pentagon and elsewhere. Perhaps these people could be referred to the Hague.

[MissMarple]

4. Exactly. Hopefully, the truth will out.

on edit: Welcome to DU Spinzonner!

One can only hope sooner rather than later. Anyone who stands with evil,... I hate to say, deserves what the reap.

[mom cat]

3. Another woman scapegoat. What about the interogators?

Softening them up! We better get out now.

[TeeYiYi]

5. Another woman scapegoat?

I don't think so.

TYY

[Just Me]

7. An embarassment to women? Yes. A scapegoat? Hardly.

She and the other males who were involved are all war criminals. I just hope they pull the whole house of war criminals down with them.

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Welcome to DU, "soulsick in jp"!!! :hi:

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[0007]

11. I don't think so. What do 'ya mean softening them up?

[54anickel]

6. All this "news"of mistreatment makes me wonder what might be going

on at Gitmo as well.

[TeeYiYi]

8. I think it has been . . .

. . . pretty well reported that we've been torturing prisoners there. :grr:

TYY

[54anickel]

10. I guess I missed those reports. Thanks. Not surprised.

[Madrone]

9. GWB - Redux

<<<One of the guards blamed his superiors for failing to give him guidance on how to handle the prisoners at the facility,>>>

WTF? It's not MY fault I tortured human beings - no one ever told me not to!

This exemplifies this administration perfectly. No one's responsible for anything they do, it's all someone else's fault.

I'm sorry, no one would have to give me "guidance" for me to KNOW torturing human beings for sick and twisted pleasure AINT KOSHER.

[DoYouEverWonder]

12. But they knew enough to put on latex gloves?

Where did they learn that? Prisoner Handling 101?

[beanball]

13. I was only following the orders

of the the leader,mein pretzeldent.

[TeeYiYi]

14. kick

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