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Col. Janis Karpinski, the Former Head of Abu Ghraib, Admits
She Broke the Geneva Conventions But Says the Blame "Goes
All the Way to The Top”
Col. Janis Karpinski, the Former Head of Abu Ghraib,
Admits She Broke the Geneva Conventions But Says the Blame
"Goes All the Way to The Top”
Karpinski, the highest-ranking officer demoted in connection
with the torture scandal, speaks out about what happened at
the Abu Ghraib prison. She discusses:
- How the military hid "ghost detainees" from
the International Red Cross in violation of international
law;
- Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller calling for the Gitmoization
of Abu Ghraib and for prisoners to be "treated like
dogs";
- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's secret memos on interrogation
policies that hung on the prison’s walls;
- The military’s use of private (and possibly Israeli)
interrogators;
- Her dealings with the International Red Cross;
- Why she feels, as a female general, she has been scapegoated
for a scandal that has left the military and political leadership
unscathed; and
- Calls for Donald Rumsfeld, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez,
Alberto Gonzalez and Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller to be held
accountable for what happened. [includes rush
transcript]
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