Former Head of Abu Ghraib Admits She Broke Geneva Conventions, Blames Top Brass
From: Democracy Now!* Col. Janis Karpinski, the Former Head of Abu Ghraib, Admits She Broke the
Geneva Conventions But Says the Blame "Goes All the Way to The Top² *
Karpinski, the highest-ranking officer demoted in connection with the
torture scandal, speaks out about what happened at the Abu Ghraib prison.
She discusses:
* How the military hid "ghost detainees" from the International Red Cross in
violation of international law;
* Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller calling for the Gitmoization of Abu Ghraib and
for prisoners to be "treated like dogs";
* Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's secret memos on interrogation policies
that hung on the prison¹s walls;
* The military¹s use of private (and possibly Israeli) interrogators;
* Her dealings with the International Red Cross;
* Why she feels, as a female general, she has been scapegoated for a scandal
that has left the military and political leadership unscathed; and
* Calls for Donald Rumsfeld, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Alberto Gonzalez and
Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller to be held accountable for what happened.
Listen/Watch/Read
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/26/1423248
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