Thursday, October 27, 2005

'We all knew it was contrary to the Geneva Conventions. And we were told that this – these instructions were being given by Secretary Rumsfeld'

The Former Head of Abu Ghraib, Admits She Broke the Geneva Conventions :: "Broadcast - 10/27/05

Says the Blame 'Goes All the Way to The Top”

'We all knew it was contrary to the Geneva Conventions. And we were told that this – these instructions were being given by Secretary Rumsfeld"

# 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 prison’s walls;

# The military’s 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. [includes rush transcript] ...

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