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  • GI who exposed Abu Ghraib feared revenge

    08/10/2006 1:52:10 PM PDT · by TexKat · 48 replies · 1,484+ views
    AP ^ | 8/10/06 | RICHARD PYLE
    NEW YORK - The soldier who triggered the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal by sending incriminating photos to military investigators says he feared deadly retaliation by other GIs and was shocked when Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld mentioned his name at a Senate hearing. Within days, Joe Darby was spirited out of Iraq at his own request. But his family was besieged by news media, and close relatives called him a traitor. Ultimately he was forced to move away from his hometown in western Maryland. "I had the choice between what I knew was morally right and my loyalty to other...