During a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Martin last
week, Bush said, "A year ago, I did give the speech from the carrier,
saying that we had achieved an important objective, that we'd
accomplished a mission, which was the removal of Saddam Hussein. And
as a result, there are no longer torture chambers or rape rooms or
mass graves in Iraq."
Funny that he should say that just days after CBS showed a shocking
report on conditions at the Abu Ghraib Army prison facility in Iraq,
including disturbing photographs of prisoners with wire taped to their
genitals, prisoners stripped naked and made to pile on top of one
another, and prisoners who were forced to simulate sex acts on one
another.
Many of the photos feature U.S. Military personnel who seem pretty
pleased with themselves.
There have also been allegations of rape, beatings, dog attacks, and
other forms of torture.
Brig. Gen. Janice Karpinsky, who was in charge of Abu Ghraib prison,
has since been relieved of her post.
Last October she told 60 Minutes in an interview, "This is
international standards... It's the best care available in a prison
facility."
From The Democratic Underground
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Harry
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