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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: Poet who wrote (44956)5/4/2004 9:04:04 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (2) of 89467
 
"As a result of the criminal investigation, six military personnel have been charged with criminal offenses," Kimmitt said. "The coalition takes all reports of detainee abuse seriously and all allegations of mistreatment are investigated. We are committed to treating all persons under coalition custody with dignity, respect, and humanity. Coalition personnel are expected to act appropriately, humanely and in a manner consistent with the Geneva Conventions."

"Number one, we are absolutely appalled by what we saw," Kimmitt said of the photographs during another Coalition Provisional Authority briefing April 30. "There is no excuse for what you see in those photos. And, I'm not going to stand up here and try to apologize for what those soldiers did. And, those soldiers let us down, they simply let us down."

Kimmitt said April 30 he believes the number of prisoners involved in the incidents is less than 20.

President Bush at the White House April 30 said the pictures depicting abuse at the Iraqi military prison disturbed him.

"I shared a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated,'' Bush said following talks with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin. "I didn't like it one bit. But I also want to remind people that those few people who did that do not reflect the nature of the men and women we've sent overseas. That's not the way the people are. It's not their character, that are serving our nation in the cause of freedom.''

"And there will be an investigation,'' Bush said. ``I think they'll be taken care of."

politrix.org

Blair and Bush condemn pictures of prison torture
icwales.icnetwork.co.uk

Bush Blasts Abuse Of Iraqi POWs
cbsnews.com

I thought his calling these acts "misbehavior" was really wrong.
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