Gravely concerned that other Americans will have impulse to turn away. Risk losing public support of war unless quickly resolved. With all due respect to investigations, Americans deserve immediate answers. Asks Rummy to describe chain of command from guards to Sec Def. What agencies/contractors in charge? Did they have authority over guards?
Rummy: Two contractor orgs supplied interrogators and linguists.
Myers: 37 contracts. Brigade Commander in charge, with technical control over guards.
McCain: Can't you (Rummy) answer?
Rummy says he turned it over to the expert. Responsibility shifted over a period of time. Myers could tell him.
McCain: What were the instructions to the guards? A simple straightforward question.
Rummy: The guards are not interrogators. They are trained in Geneva Convention. interrogators handled under a different provision of GC.