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Former Abu Ghraib Guard Calls Top Brass Culpable for Abuse
WaPo ^ | 1/23/06 | Josh White

Posted on 01/23/2006 12:57:37 PM PST by LittleSpotBlog

Wife of Jailed Soldier Says Tactics Were in Place From Start

By Josh White Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 23, 2006; Page A03

Stepping into the Abu Ghraib prison for the first time, Megan Ambuhl was stunned. There were naked men in dusty cells, male prisoners wearing women's underwear, others hooded and shackled in contorted positions to metal railings.

An enlisted officer giving her a tour of the U.S. facility in October 2003 pointed to a group of detainees chained to a cell. He said the bars had often "been decorated like a Christmas tree," with prisoners as ornaments.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: abugraib; graner; iraq; torture
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To: LittleSpotBlog

"An enlisted officer."
No Such Animal, maybe Non Commissioned Officer, she should know better.

"None of us were in the right frame of mind to get help for this situation."
At 30 Years old? She's got big problems.


21 posted on 01/23/2006 2:21:11 PM PST by Garvin (Semper Fi, Mac !)
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"None of us were in the right frame of mind to get help for this situation."

No kiddin'. That's what the IG is for.

22 posted on 01/23/2006 2:39:53 PM PST by Terabitten (If you've abused the public trust, the public should never trust you again. Throw the bums out!)
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