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HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Two months before pictures of Iraqi prisoner abuse became public, the family of one accused soldier wrote to 14 members of Congress that "something went wrong" involving "mistreatment of POWs" at Abu Ghraib prison. Separately, a suspended Army officer in Iraq (news - web sites) wrote to Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania that he was being unfairly punished after "pictures of naked prisoners" were discovered. He sent the letter six weeks before the CBS program "60 Minutes II" first broadcast photographs of the prisoners on April 28. The strongest reply any of them got was a...

"John Kerry and Ted Kennedy stooped to a new low yesterday in their dual attacks on President Bush and America's military. John Kerry never misses an opportunity to play politics with the War on Terror and his appalling comments call into question his ability to lead America during these challenging times." -Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman Kerry Politicizes Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Kerry Blames Prisoner Abuse On The President. "Kerry, 60, also said prisoner abuse in Iraq by U.S. troops stemmed from an 'arrogance' of policy under Bush. 'It's not just a few privates and corporals, sergeants,' Kerry told a...

ShameMona Charen (archive) May 7, 2004 | Print | Send  Today's picture on the front page of the newspaper shows a naked Iraqi prisoner on the floor. A leash is tied around his neck. Holding the leash is an American soldier.  This is a disaster.  These photographs are a dagger in the heart of our hopes for Iraq and the wider Middle East. It isn't yet clear whether the damage is reversible, but first let's be clear about what the damage is.  Many have been at pains to object that what we have so far seen does not amount to...