August 26, 2004
Prisoner Abuse Report: Much of the Abuse Didn't Happen at Abu Ghraib
"One point that the papers fly by—and which, in fairness, the report itself might gloss over: Much of the recorded abuse didn't happen at Abu Ghraib. The report found 300 overall cases under investigation—three times what the military has previously acknowledged—in Iraq, Gitmo, and Afghanistan. The NYT raises this issue, albeit in the 16th paragraph. A Red Cross report, which made news a few months ago, said officers "confirmed that it was part of the military intelligence process to use inhumane and degrading treatment, including physical and psychological coercion." The Post did a detailed piece at the time: "MISTREATMENT OF DETAINEES WENT BEYOND GUARDS' ABUSE."
article [6th paragraph]
~thanks Devin.
