Can someone explain to me why Abu Ghraib was a big deal. I still don't get it. What the lead character on "24" did to the interrogation suspect in last night's episode is worse than anything which has been alleged against the so-called Abu ghraib "ringleaders".
Specialist Joseph M. Darby had just arrived at Abu Ghraib in October when his friend, Specialist Charles A. Graner Jr., showed him a picture on his digital camera, of a naked prisoner chained to his cell with his arms hung above him."The Christian in me says it's wrong," Specialist Darby would later tell investigators Specialist Graner had said. Specialist Darby said Specialist Graner then said that as a corrections officer he enjoyed it.
Specialist Darby came forward two months later, he told investigators, after deciding that the photo and others he saw were "morally wrong." He said in his sworn testimony: "I knew I had to do something. I didn't want to see any more prisoners being abused because I knew it was wrong."
Specialist Darby's report would initiate the investigation into mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and other military facilities in Iraq and raise questions about whether the misconduct was authorized by military officials.
In alerting criminal investigators, Specialist Darby, a 24-year-old from from Maryland, stood out from other soldiers who learned of the abuse.
Local corrections officer faces court martial for abusing Iraqi prisoners (Posted on 05/07/2004)
TIMELINE (Prison Abuse Iraq Story)
Does anyone remember the name of the antiwar intermediary who put the turncoat guard in touch with CBS?