F R I D A Y , A U G U S T 2 7 , 2 0 0 4Bush Administration Lied About Abu Ghraibby Michael in New York on 8/27/2004 02:04:00 PMThe New York Times obtained part of the classified report by threegenerals on Abu Ghraib.1.</p><p> Military officials and the Bush Administration repeatedly lied --they claimed prisoners in Iraq were being treated by the rules of theGeneva Convetion when they knew this was not true.2.</p><p> Abusive techniques were not the result of a bad few acting on theirown -- these abusive methods that violated the Geneva Conventionwere approved at the highest level; indeed, by Lt.</p><p> General Ricardo S.Sanchez, the former top commander in Iraq.</p><p> It doesn't get muchhigher up the chain of command than that.</p><p> The abusive techniquesthey approved also violated those in the standard Army field manual-- so no one had any excuses in claiming they didn't know it waswrong.3.</p><p> The only reason any of this was "classified" and withheld from theAmerican people? It was embarrassing."Army officials said Thursday that some sections of the report hadbeen marked secret because they referred to policy memorandumsthat were still classified," wrote the New York Times."But the report's discussion of the September and October orders,while critical of General Sanchez and his staff, do not disclose manynew details of the orders and do not appear to contain sensitivematerial about interrogations or other intelligence-gatheringmethods.</p><p> They do show in much clearer detail than ever before howinterrogation practices from Afghanistan and Guantánamo werebrought to Abu Ghraib, and how poorly the nuances of what wasacceptable in Iraq were understood by military intelligence officials inIraq." Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> EschatonMonday Night Thread - I wonder if Peter will dosomething stupid on Heroes tonight.15 minutes agoDaily KosGoons at Cincinnati "tea party" bullied, intimidatedmedia - WKRC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Cincinnati,reports that in March one of their reporters wasforced to leave a so-called "tea party" protest aftera small ...29 minutes agoThink ProgressSenate Should Ignore Nutty Glenn Beck ConspiracyTheories And Appoint Harold Koh - Our guestblogger is Henry Fernandez, a Senior Fellow at theCenter For American Progress Action Fund.</p><p> AsThinkProgress recently noted, a small number ofc...34 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsZP Heller: Why Dr.</p><p> King Would Break the Silenceon Afghanistan - We must invest in our owneconomic recovery and in fixing Afghanistan'shumanitarian crisis.37 minutes agoFiredoglakeOperation Stonewall Stalls Johnsen and Koh -While we wait for the last ballot count in theFranken-Coleman contest, I thought I'd tie inOperation Stonewall to the Republicans' bizarreand seemingly ...39 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show AllMilitary Decision-MakingDevelop Capabilities Plans ThatComplete The Mission.</p><p> Used ByJCS.www.DecisionLens.comU.S Military RecordsLookup Free U.S Military Records& Files On Anyone! .</p><p> OfficialServiceUSMilitary.GovMilitaryRecords.comIntelligence DegreeLearn about military intelligence &earn a college degree online.www.APUS.eduMilitary Spouse BenefitsAccredited Online DegreeProgram.</p><p> Complimentary CreditEvaluation!www.Allied.edu/university U.S Military RecordsLookup Free U.S Military Records & Files OnAnyone! .</p><p> Official ServiceUSMilitary.GovMilitaryRecords.comIntelligence DegreeLearn about military intelligence & earn acollege degree online.www.apus.eduCapabilities-Based PlanDevelop Capabilities Plans That CompleteThe Mission.</p><p> Used By JCS.www.DecisionLens.com AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Bush...http://www.americablog.com/2004/08/bush-administration-lied... 1 of 64/6/09 8:28 PM
