Gen. Karpinski is fighting back - says it was a "conspiracy"

[donsu]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040904/ap_on_go_pr_wh/iraq_prisoner_abuse

General Blames Prison Abuse on Commanders

The Army general who once ran detention operations in Iraq said a "conspiracy" among top U.S. commanders has left her to blame for the abuses of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison.

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Those she said might avoid sharing responsibility are Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former land forces commander in Iraq; his deputy, Maj. Gen. Walter Wojdakowski; Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast, the former head of military intelligence here; and Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, deputy commander for detention operations in Iraq.

"It was a conspiracy all along," Karpinski said. "Sanchez and Miller and likely Fast had fallback plans and people to blame if anything came unglued."

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Karpinski said she was snared in a Catch-22 situation. Allowing the tougher methods of prisoner interrogation to go ahead as recommended by Miller and approved by Sanchez landed her in trouble. But, she said, if she had disregarded those guidelines, she would also be in trouble.
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Sanchez - Wojdakowski - Fast - Miller

they think torture is nifty

and now the world knows who they are.................

[slojim240]

1. This is what happens to women who dare to think they will be equal to men

in the minds of men. They do everything they can to join the "good ol'e boys club" only to find they will be used, abused, accused, and laughed at behind their backs. Same thing happens to some minorities.

READ MY LIPS: "You are not welcome in this club." Ask Martha Mitchell. Ask Hillary. Ask Libby Dole, who quiet as it is kept, tried to get involved in stuff the "good ol'e boys" didn't like and thus she was banned to the Red Cross. Ask Christie Whitman. Ask Elanor Roosevelt. Hell, just ask Eve. All the Christians give Adam a pass...he was not responsible for his own actions...but Eve, that's another matter.

[slojim240]

2. In the end, it's Bush and Rummy who are responsible.

They set the tone at the top.

[Disturbed]

3. Bush, Cheney, Rumsfailed.

The top terror dogs.

Even if it was a man that was in charge, he would have been scapegoated by the higher ups. It is SOP.

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. Yup. The Buck Stops at THEIR feet. I agree. n/t

[YoQuieroLiberty]

5. 100% agree

Can't decide when the buck stops with you - it stops with you when you take office.

Rumsfeld. Smug jerkweed.

[SpiralHawk]

7. The fish rots from the head on down

And the Big Stink is coming from the Bush.

[KoKo]

6. Good for her...whether she's culpable or not...at least she's pointing a

finger to the top...:thumbsup: (sorry a gross emoticom, considering the circumstances) :-(