“Make Sure This Is Accomplished”:

[CatWoman]

Rumsfeld Signed Letter Authorizing Detainee Torture...

MADRID (Reuters) - Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized the mistreatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the prison's former U.S. commander said in an interview on Saturday.

Former U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski told Spain's El Pais newspaper she had seen a letter apparently signed by Rumsfeld which allowed civilian contractors to use techniques such as sleep deprivation during interrogation.

Karpinski, who ran the prison until early 2004, said she saw a memorandum signed by Rumsfeld detailing the use of harsh interrogation methods.

"The handwritten signature was above his printed name and in the same handwriting in the margin was written: "Make sure this is accomplished"," she told Saturday's El Pais.

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[tanyev]

1. Unfortunately that mission was accomplished.

[BuyingThyme]

2. What do you call a mercenary who gets paid to torture?

Is there a word for that? Should we come up with one?

[brer cat]

4. "Republican" comes to mind.

More words: "Have hood and dog, will travel"???

[Bitwit1234]

3. If it was authorized

How come they don't let the soldiers out who were convicted for abuse. Each and every one of them said they had orders from higher up and were convicted anyway. Shouldn't they be released. They were only following orders.