Re: Find the quotes in a reputable source. The guardian is a socialist tabloid. It always has been and probably always will be.
Tabloids tend to take things out of context and lead the gullible to believe false assumptions.
Is Secr of Def Rumsfeld a source "sterling" enough for you?
Rumsfeld warns of photos depicting worse abuses
ON THE HILL: He apologizes, rebuffs calls to step down
Edward Epstein, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Washington -- Embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Congress on Friday that he wouldn't rule out resigning and warned that yet-undisclosed images of Iraqi prisoner abuse containing what one lawmaker described as "rape and murder" might touch off a new furor.
In back-to-back appearances before the Senate and House Armed Services committees, the Pentagon chief apologized to the Iraqis who were abused at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison and said he wants them awarded financial compensation.
But Rumsfeld said the explosive abuse photos -- the ones disclosed so far -- haven't made it impossible for him to perform effectively as the administration's top military boss.
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"The American public needs to understand, we're talking about rape and murder here. We're not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience. We're talking about rape and murder and some very serious charges, '' Graham said to reporters. Graham said, however, he hadn't seen the videos that are part of the investigation into the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers and military contractors.
Rumsfeld, too, said that even more damaging evidence is likely to come.
"There are a lot more photographs and videos that exist. If these are released to the public, obviously it's going to make matters worse."
The Pentagon won't release other photos or videos because officials said they are evidence in criminal investigations. So far, seven military personnel have been charged in connection with the Abu Ghraib abuse. Six separate investigations are still under way, and Rumsfeld pledged that they will go wherever the evidence leads them, even to high-ranking officers. The investigations include allegations of homicide.
In Geneva, the International Committee of the Red Cross said it had warned U.S. officials of prisoner abuse more than a year ago, soon after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The Red Cross said the mistreatment was systematic and in some cases was "tantamount to torture."
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