July 6, 2004
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Rumsfeld gave go-ahead for Abu Ghraib tactics, says general in charge
By Julian Coman in Washington
(Filed: 04/07/2004)
The former head of the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad has for the first time accused the American Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, of directly authorising Guantanamo Bay-style interrogation tactics. Brig-Gen Janis Karpinski, who commanded the 800th Military Police Brigade, which is at the centre of the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal, said that documents yet to be released by the Pentagon would show that Mr Rumsfeld personally approved the introduction of harsher conditions of detention in Iraq.
"I've not only seen, but I've been asked about some of those documents, that he signed and agreed to." Asked whether the documents have been made public, Gen Karpinski replied "No" and went on to describe the methods approved in them as involving "dogs, food deprivation and sleep deprivation."
Comments (2)
Somehow, this doesn't really surprise me.
Humanitarianism! hoorah! This is why every one loves the states. Well..that and the whole comercial take over of the entire world mwahahahaah..thing, but thats water under the bridge.
And thank you for the compliment. It was emo-licious ;).
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