Monday, May 10, 2004
‘Interrogation and Counter-Resistance Policy, issued Oct. 12': If you’re going to read one story about Abu Ghraib today, make it this WaPo story. It’s all here: The long-term impact of dismantling the Iraqi army and intelligence services, the growing insurgency, the lack of troops, the lack of guard training and ... a visit by one Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller from Guantanamo Bay. Here’s the buried money graf: “The prison system's new ‘Interrogation and Counter-Resistance Policy,’ issued Oct. 12, came in the wake of Miller's recommendations. According to the Taguba report, the ‘numerous photos and videos portraying detainee abuse by Military Police personnel’ were dated soon after the policy was adopted, sometime between October and December.” ... Follow the photos. ... An accused soldier’s dad: “Apparently, he was told to take a picture and he did what he was told. ... He was just following instructions.” ... Who ordered the photos? Who were they given to? Why? When? ... Follow the photos.
