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To: Sully- who wrote (8415)5/5/2005 8:27:14 PM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Bush OKs Demotion of Abu Ghraib General

The Command Post
In Torture

President Bush has approved the demotion of Army Reserve Brig.Gen. Janis Karpinski , whose unit was in charge during the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuses in 2003, officials said Thursday.

The Army also said three other, more senior generals had been cleared of wrongdoing in the prisoner abuse cases, actions that had been previously reported. That means Karpinski is the only general to be disciplined.

Karpinski was demoted to colonel, a move that required approval by the president. She also received a written reprimand by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody for dereliction of duty and shoplifting and was formally relieved of command of the 800th Military Police Brigade on April 8.


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