Bremer May Testify on Iraq Prisoner Abuse

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WASHINGTON - The former head of the U.S. occupation in Iraq (news - web sites) may appear at a Capitol Hill hearing into prisoner abuse next week, but other witnesses will probably not be called until the fall.



The U.S. military's prisoner abuse scandal is coming to the fore again as lawmakers press still unanswered questions on the extent of the wrongdoing and whom to hold accountable.


Before the Senate goes into recess next week, Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner wants former the former head of the U.S.-led occupation — L. Paul Bremer — to testify at a public hearing on the issue next week. Warner said Thursday he said he is talking with Bremer about the possibility.


Warner spoke after his committee got a closed-door, classified briefing on where several Defense Department investigations into abuse now stand some 2 1/2 months after the scandal exploded in the media with pictures of Iraqis naked, hooded and being mistreated by American soldiers.

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