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| Pentagon details U.S. abuse of detainees |
| 2006-06-17 |
| WASHINGTON - Murky procedures, lack of oversight and inadequate resources led to mistakes in the way U.S. troops treated Iraq and Afghanistan detainees. But two Pentagon reports, made public Friday, found no widespread mistreatment or illegal actions by the military. A human rights group called the reports a whitewash that ignored countless documented accounts of detainee abuse. One report detailed several incidents involving U.S. special operations forces in 2003-04. It said interrogators fed some Iraqi detainees only bread and water for up to 17 days, used unapproved interrogation practices such as sleep deprivation and loud music and stripped at least one prisoner. That report concluded the detainees' treatment was wrong but not illegal and reflected inadequate resources and lack of oversight and proper guidance rather than deliberate abuse. No military personnel were punished as a result of the investigation. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 "Both the Formica and the Jacoby report demonstrate that the government is really not taking the investigation of detainee abuse seriously," said Amrit Singh, an ACLU attorney. Oh, far more so than the headchoppers whose behavior you don't give a rat's ass about. Professional courtesy on your part? |
| Posted by: Hupitle Phereger1161 2006-06-17 14:45 |
| #2 His report found "no systematic or widespread mistreatment of detainees," but concluded that the opportunities for mistreatment and the ever-changing battlefield there demanded changes in procedures. How about...take no more prisoners. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-17 14:21 |
| #1 Timed for maximum anti-Bush impact, with a grossly overblown headline brought to you by ACLU-NYSLIMES publications. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-06-17 14:11 |