Three U.S. generals to explain what they know about Iraq prison abuse

[TacticalPeek]

Three U.S. generals to explain what they know about Iraq prison abuse

By Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press, 5/19/2004 01:38


WASHINGTON (AP) Senators are pulling in top U.S. generals from Iraq to tell what they know about the prisoner abuse scandal over strong criticism from a Republican committee chairman in the House.

The Senate Armed Services Committee is ''basically driving the story'' of prisoner abuse and ''jerking out these battlefield commanders'' while their troops are in a shooting war, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said.

''The Senate has become mesmerized by cameras'' and ''they have given now probably more publicity to what six people did in the Abu Ghraib prison at 2:30 in the morning than the invasion of Normandy,'' said Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

The Senate panel hears testimony Wednesday from Gen. John Abizaid, head of U.S. Central Command; Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, commander on the ground in Iraq; and Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller, deputy commander of prison operations there.


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[aquart]

1. Hunter doesn't keep up with his reading, does he?

Gosh, hope that California seat is a safe one. People might wonder why their congressmen are sitting on their asses defending these schmucks.

[pfitz59]

2. Screw Duncan Hunter.....

He's one whiny cry-baby!

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Kind off sort off

His district is next to mine and I will make a point of showing what Hunter is doing to those around here. I suspect it will not go well in a military town

[Judi Lynn]

4. So far, he hasn't seemed like much of a reader, has he?

He doesn't seem to really have any idea of what he's saying, he just opens his mouth, starts whining and hopes something that tumbles out will sound coherent. Maybe he drinks a lot.

If he simply a slow learner, I'll bet the pResident would be glad to help him. God knows he's got enough time on his hands, being a great delegator of responsibilities!

[Eye and Monkey]

5. Stack of monkeys