Posted on 05/19/2004 8:03:00 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Army General Says U.S. Has 75 Prison Abuse Cases
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By Alan Elsner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military has investigated 75 cases of abuse of prisoners in Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan (news - web sites) since late 2002, suggesting that mistreatment was more widespread than previously acknowledged, the head of the U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday.
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Army Gen. John Abizaid, who is responsible for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (news - web sites) there were systemic problems at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, where U.S. personnel took photographs of detainees being abused and sexually humiliated that have shocked and angered Americans and fueled anti-American anger overseas.
"The total number of detainee abuse cases that have been investigated since I believe the beginning of the conflict in Afghanistan is around 75," Abizaid told the committee.
He said the army was still investigating several homicides in Afghanistan that went as far back as December 2002 and which needed to be resolved quickly.
"Abuse has happened in Afghanistan, it's happened in Iraq, it's happened at various places. I think the question before us: is there a systemic abuse problem with regard to interrogation that exists in the Central Command area of operations," Abizaid said.
He promised to follow the trail of evidence wherever it led and hold accountable those who are responsible
Committee Chairman John Warner told the hearing the Defense Department
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75 cases?
Well, the Dems will get a trophy head from a high office, then.
75 cases with all the prisoners in custody is widespread? Writer must be a student of the new math from the 60's!
This does not mean that more people are involved!
But my, my, my, wasn't that PFC England a busy girl?!
There were...what?...around 12 MP's involved? 75 cases works out to an average of 6 abuse allegations per MP. I'd say that's not indicative of a larger problem than what we already know about -- unless some of the 75 cases occurred at another prison facility.
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