May 19, 2004
Abu Ghraib
Kevin Drum helps us catch up:
ABU GHRAIB ROUNDUP....This is getting worse and worse, and it doesn't look like it's going to let up anytime soon. Here's the latest:Posted by Norwood at May 19, 2004 12:34 PM* An ABC News source claims that the Army is still covering up abuse at Abu Ghraib:
* The Denver Post reports that "brutal interrogation techniques" are being investigated in connection with five POW deaths in Iraq:
* Three journalists say they were abused in custody:
* The Wall Street Journal reports that the Army has known about the abuses at Abu Ghraib since at least last November but did nothing about them:
* The Los Angeles Times reports that at least one senior officer refused to testify at an Abu Ghraib hearing because of fears that his testimony could leave him open to criminal charges:
To summarize: the Army knew about this back in November and didn't try to stop it; there are many more than just seven people involved; some of them are at a senior level; and the abuses may have caused at least five deaths.
Oh, and there are more pictures.
