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It seems Joe Galloway has made his comment on Abu Ghraib. We all know at least a little bit about him from the movie We were soldiers.
For those who do not read articles, I will summarize. Last week, an Army Captain's story on detainee abuse came to light. This Captain made numerous attempts to get clarification on the Geneva Convention and the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. It seems no one gave a damn.
Galloway blames the higherups for the abuse and gives them hell for punnishing the lower ranks while leaving the upper echlon alone. I will quote the last part of his column because it's pretty good
Here is a link to the rest for those who take the time to read :read:
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12764664.htm
For those who do not read articles, I will summarize. Last week, an Army Captain's story on detainee abuse came to light. This Captain made numerous attempts to get clarification on the Geneva Convention and the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. It seems no one gave a damn.
Galloway blames the higherups for the abuse and gives them hell for punnishing the lower ranks while leaving the upper echlon alone. I will quote the last part of his column because it's pretty good
There have been 17 separate investigations of Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and other prisoner abuse scandals. All have gone straight to the bottom of every case. All have consistently claimed that no one higher up the chain of command, including the civilian leadership in the Pentagon, bears any responsibility for any of this.
Hogwash. BS. Nonsense.
If the lowest private fails, then others have failed in training, leading and directing that private. The chain runs from sergeant to lieutenant to captain to lieutenant colonel to colonel to one, two, three and four stars, on to the longest serving, most arrogant secretary of defense in our history, Donald H. Rumsfeld, and beyond him to the commander in chief, President Bush.
It's long past time for responsibility to begin flowing uphill in this administration. It's time for our leaders to take responsibility for what's being done in all our names and under our proud flag. It's time for Congress to do its job if the administration won't do its job.
Here is a link to the rest for those who take the time to read :read:
http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/12764664.htm