From AP:
The 24-page report…says abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers was broad and “not individual acts,” contrary to President Bush’s contention that the mistreatment “was the wrongdoing of a few.”
Red Cross delegates saw U.S. military intelligence officers mistreating prisoners under interrogation at Abu Ghraib and collected allegations of abuse at more than 10 other detention facilities…
Once again, giving the lie to the “Who cares, these were bad guys who deserved it” theory, the “It was just a few bad apples” theory and “It was just one prison out of control” theory. In just three short paragraphs.
Then there’s this:
…And so much for the “We acted decisively and immediately as soon as we heard about it” theory as well.
There’s more in the full article about the fact that this was all “systematic” and “part of the process” as issued from the chain of command above. As of now, however, only a coupla low-level privates and lieutenants have lost their job. As of now…
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