Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts

6.19.2008

Barbarism

"This report tells the largely untold human story of what happened to detainees in our custody when the Commander-in-Chief and those under him authorized a systematic regime of torture. This story is not only written in words: It is scrawled for the rest of these individuals’ lives on their bodies and minds. Our national honor is stained by the indignity and inhumane treatment these men received from their captors."

The Army general who led the investigation into prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison accused the Bush administration Wednesday of committing "war crimes" and called for those responsible to be held to account.


6.15.2008

Misplaced Priorities

Taliban attack frees Afghan inmates

This is what happens when you take your eye off of the ball.