[Vision2020] Crossing over to the dark side: From USA Today 040604 Edition

Art Deco aka W. Fox deco@moscow.com
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                  Posted 5/5/2004 8:28 PM




      Why was pattern of abuse ignored for so long?

      The Bush administration swung into full damage-control mode Wednesday,
trying to quell a rising furor at home and abroad over the shocking abuse of
prisoners in Iraq by U.S. military personnel.
      The general in charge of U.S.-run prisons in Iraq apologized to the Iraqi
people. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made the rounds of TV shows,
claiming that the mistreatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison was an
aberration and pledging that those involved would be dealt with swiftly and
firmly. President Bush gave interviews to two Arabic-language TV stations,
calling the behavior depicted in the photos broadcast on TV last week
"abhorrent" and counter to American values.

      The question none answered: What took so long?

      Documented complaints of mistreated prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan and at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, date back two years, including the cases of two Afghans
whose deaths in 2002 were recently ruled homicides.

      Unlike the Abu Ghraib mistreatment, those incidents were not caught on
film. The abuse was further obscured by the still-lingering horror of the 9/11
terrorist attacks. But the nation now risks paying a mighty price for its
failure to stand firmly in favor of international law and human dignity.

      Otherwise-neutral Muslims are enraged, aiding terrorists and turning
Iraqis against Americans. International support for the war on terrorism has
been undercut. At home, support for Bush's attempt to bring peace and democracy
to Iraq has eroded. A Gallup Poll today shows the public's disapproval of Bush's
handling of Iraq has risen to 55%, the highest since the war began.

      Ebbing support for the mission comes as the scandal keeps expanding. U.S.
officials reported Wednesday that the number of prisoner deaths in Iraq and
Afghanistan under investigation or already blamed on U.S. captors has risen to
14. The deaths of two Iraqi prisoners are now considered homicides, and 20
investigations are underway.

      Warning signs about abuses of Iraqi detainees had been flashing for
months:

      . The Pentagon acknowledged this week that enough concerns were raised
last fall to prompt a "top-level review" of how its Iraqi detention centers were
being run.

      . Abuses at Abu Ghraib were brought to the attention of commanders in Iraq
by a tip from an unidentified soldier in January.

      . A damning report by a general assigned to investigate the charges has
been lying around the Pentagon since March 3, apparently without getting the
attention of any top decision-maker. The report documented "numerous incidents
of sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses."

      The military brass could no longer ignore the problem last week, when
photos of U.S. soldiers gloating over naked prisoners forced into degrading acts
surfaced on CBS' 60 Minutes II. More details about the abuses, based on leaks
from the then-secret military report, appeared in The New Yorker this week. Even
then, the Pentagon shrugged off the story as a case of a few renegade soldiers
who already had been punished. Worldwide outrage forced the Bush administration
to address the matter seriously.

      Some military personnel down the chain of command did the right thing,
notably the troops who blew the whistle at Abu Ghraib and leaked photos to the
media when superiors failed to take stern action. But top commanders seemed more
concerned with keeping the scandal quiet than ensuring that those who committed
abuses would be punished and the attitudes that allowed such behavior would not
be tolerated.

      Defenders of the military say the abuse was the work of a few sadistic
prison officers and overzealous intelligence agents in Iraq, and some already
are being disciplined.

      Perhaps so. But their arguments do not explain a climate that resulted in
abuses from Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay.

      Now that the Pentagon has finally acknowledged the problem, it needs to
investigate thoroughly, punish those who committed or tolerated abuses and
implement safeguards to prevent a recurrence.

      Those steps could begin to repair the enormous damage the scandal has
caused.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joan Opyr
  To: Vision2020 Moscow
  Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 11:10 AM
  Subject: [Vision2020] Crossing over to the dark side


  > The soldier only told the press, as I am hearing it on the coverage of
  > the committee hearings it was already under investigation. All he has
  > done is make a name for himself in the news. I have so many questions
  > about this and so far many of the senators are only pontificating
  > getting their 'sound bite' in. I am waiting and listening till we get to
  > more info. What I'd really like to know is who took the photos and what
  > were they going to do with them if not give them to the press? Save them
  > for their grandchildren? It is all seriously stupid.
  > PK

  Okay, that's it.  My hat is off.  You have succeeded, Pat, where Doug Wilson
failed.  You have changed my mind about universal enfranchisement.  I no longer
believe that everyone in this country ought to have the right to vote.  Or drive
a car.  Or eat with a fork.  Look, if you want to save yourself an eye, go out
right now, buy a cork, and stick it on the end of your spoon.

  In other news, I see that Paul Shanley has finally been defrocked by the
Catholic Church for his part in Boston Archdiocese's cover-up of child
molestation.  Of course, those kids were probably just looking for their fifteen
minutes of fame.

  Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment


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pattern of abuse=20
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      <DIV class=3Dintro-copy>The Bush administration swung into full=20
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prisoners at Abu=20
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would be=20
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two=20
      Arabic-language TV stations, calling the behavior depicted in the =
photos=20
      broadcast on TV last week "abhorrent" and counter to American =
values.</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>The question none answered: What took so =
long?</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Documented complaints of mistreated =
prisoners in=20
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years,=20
      including the cases of two Afghans whose deaths in 2002 were =
recently=20
      ruled homicides. </P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Unlike the Abu Ghraib mistreatment, those =
incidents=20
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      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Otherwise-neutral Muslims are enraged, =
aiding=20
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Poll=20
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      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Ebbing support for the mission comes as the =
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prisoners=20
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underway.</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Warning signs about abuses of Iraqi =
detainees had=20
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      <P class=3Dinside-copy>=95 The Pentagon acknowledged this week =
that enough=20
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how its=20
      Iraqi detention centers were being run.</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>=95 Abuses at Abu Ghraib were brought to =
the attention=20
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January.</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>=95 A damning report by a general assigned =
to=20
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March 3,=20
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decision-maker. The=20
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wanton=20
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      <P class=3Dinside-copy>The military brass could no longer ignore =
the problem=20
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prisoners=20
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military=20
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the=20
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soldiers who=20
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      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Some military personnel down the chain of =
command did=20
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Ghraib and=20
      leaked photos to the media when superiors failed to take stern =
action. But=20
      top commanders seemed more concerned with keeping the scandal =
quiet than=20
      ensuring that those who committed abuses would be punished and the =

      attitudes that allowed such behavior would not be tolerated.</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Defenders of the military say the abuse was =
the work=20
      of a few sadistic prison officers and overzealous intelligence =
agents in=20
      Iraq, and some already are being disciplined. </P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Perhaps so. But their arguments do not =
explain a=20
      climate that resulted in abuses from Afghanistan to Guantanamo =
Bay.</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Now that the Pentagon has finally =
acknowledged the=20
      problem, it needs to investigate thoroughly, punish those who =
committed or=20
      tolerated abuses and implement safeguards to prevent a recurrence. =
</P>
      <P class=3Dinside-copy>Those steps could begin to repair the =
enormous damage=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dauntiestablishment@hotmail.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:auntiestablishment@hotmail.com">Joan Opyr</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
  href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020 Moscow</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 07, 2004 =
11:10 AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Crossing =
over to=20
  the dark side</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV>&gt; The soldier only told the press, as I am hearing it on the =
coverage=20
  of<BR>&gt; the committee hearings it was already under investigation. =
All he=20
  has<BR>&gt; done is make a name for himself in the news. I have so =
many=20
  questions<BR>&gt; about this and so far many of the senators are only=20
  pontificating<BR>&gt; getting their 'sound bite' in. I am waiting and=20
  listening till we get to<BR>&gt; more info. What I'd really like to =
know is=20
  who took the photos and what<BR>&gt; were they going to do with them =
if not=20
  give them to the press? Save them<BR>&gt; for their grandchildren? It =
is all=20
  seriously stupid. <BR>&gt; PK<BR></DIV>
  <DIV>Okay, that's it.&nbsp; My hat is off.&nbsp; You have succeeded, =
Pat,=20
  where&nbsp;Doug Wilson failed.&nbsp;&nbsp;You&nbsp;have changed my =
mind about=20
  universal enfranchisement.&nbsp; I no longer believe =
that&nbsp;everyone in=20
  this country&nbsp;ought to have the right to vote.&nbsp; Or drive a =
car.&nbsp;=20
  Or eat with a fork.&nbsp; Look, if you want to save yourself an eye, =
go out=20
  right now, buy a cork, and stick it on the end of your spoon.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>In other news, I see that Paul Shanley has finally been defrocked =
by the=20
  Catholic Church for his part in Boston Archdiocese's cover-up of child =

  molestation.&nbsp; Of course, those kids were probably just looking =
for their=20
  fifteen minutes of fame.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment&nbsp;</DIV><BR clear=3Dall>
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