Reply #4: The report did not address American abuses at Abu Ghraib - see here: [View All]

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U.S. Cites Array of Rights Abuses by the Iraqi Government in 2004

The allegations of abuses by an Iraqi government installed by the United States and still heavily influenced by it provided an unusual element to the larger report. The report did not address incidents in Iraq in which Americans were involved, like the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, which came to light in 2004.

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But here's the huge-balls quote of the article!:

A senior State Department official said the criticism of Iraq was in keeping with the administration's approach. "What it shows is that we don't look the other way," the official said. "There are countries we support and that are friends, and when they have practices that don't meet international standards, we don't hesitate to call a spade a spade."

entire article here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/01/politics/01rights.html?hp&ex=1109739600&en=6ebac305b8f7d933&ei=5094&partner=hom