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Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Light Sentence for Abusive US Army Interrogator Affects US Image

Iraq abuse lenience 'affects' US image
An unexpectedly light sentence for a US Army interrogator who once faced life in prison for the death of an Iraqi general could tarnish the US government and hurt human-rights efforts around the globe, observers say. Prosecutors said during Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr.'s court-martial that his interrogation of Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush "could fairly be described as torture" and had stained the military's reputation.
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