Gen. Geoffrey Miller takes the fifth in Abu Ghraib prison torture case

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N12210648.htm

US general invokes right in Iraq cases -paper

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. Army general who helped set up operations at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has asserted his right not to incriminate himself in the courts-martial of two soldiers accused of mistreating detainees there, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

The move by Major Gen. Geoffrey Miller is the first time he has indicated he might have information that could implicate him in wrongdoing, the newspaper said, citing military lawyers. Invoking the right does not legally imply guilt it said.

It said the action came shortly after the commanding officer at Abu Ghraib, Col. Thomas Pappas, accepted immunity this week and was ordered to testify at upcoming courts martial.

Miller once supervised the jail for foreign terrorism suspects at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He helped introduce Guantanamo-style questioning methods in Iraq ahead of the 2003 abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.

[Horse with no Name]

1. K&R

I certainly hope someday that someone is held accountable for these atrocities.

[TacticalPeek]

2. Holy Famous Substance!

A general took the fifth and a colonel got immunity!

Stop the presses!

Oh, that's right - they've already been stopped for a while.











Look out - sharks!

[AuntiBush]

3. That's A Lot of In-Coming.

Picture tells it all.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. Sharks?

They look like dolphins to me.

[Greyskye]

4. But it's only "a few bad apples"!

Maybe there are a few apple tree branches gone bad as well? Possibly the whole damn tree?

I certainly hope that this gains traction. k&r

[julianer]

5. I think this particular criminal

made a short stop over to Mr Rumsfeld's office on his way from Gitmo to Abu Ghraib.

[slay]

6. I'd like to say I'm surprised

that he wouldn't tell the truth, but I'm not. Seems the military has caught "Republican disease" - screw over those who have less power than you do. :(

[leveymg]

8. Miller is just the first flag officer to fall in this. It'll quickly jump

the firewalls, and set the Office of the SecDef and then the WH on fire.

This will end with long prison sentences for officials, right up to the top. Burn baby, burn!

[librechik]

10. from your keyboard to goddess' ear n/t

[EFerrari]

9. They were very smart to give Pappas immunity.

Miller is toast. And it's about time he is, too.

[Cooley Hurd]

11. Miller, Sanchez should both pay for this!

And, General Karpinski should be reinstated to her formal rank. As far as Graner is concerned, that sick fuck can rot in jail...

[leveymg]

12. Those who planned and authorized this are also equally culpable

under the Anti-torture statute and the UN Convention Against Torture.

If we don't indict them, the other signers of the Convention are obligated to do so. None of the people in the chain of command are safe from eventual arrest. It's going to happen, just a question of when and where the trials take place.

[bobthedrummer]

13. Don't forget that the mercenaries hired by the Rumsfeld DoD

(like CACI, Titan, DynCorp, Blackwater, etc) will just keep their $$$ and their favored cult status with the folks that employ them.

Don't forget that these mercenaries have accomplished the opposite of what was intended-they have increased threats to our troops and to all Americans by their nefarious crimes.

I agree that Miller, Pappas, Sanchez et al should be prosecuted-but I don't believe there is much chance for justice in this entire matter.

[The Stranger]

14. Glad to see the New York Times is all over this . . .

. . . making sure it will never see the light of day.

[Nothing Without Hope]

15. ***Another thread on this story in LBN Forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2036312
thread title (1-12-06 LBN): General Asserts Right On Self-Incrimination In Iraq Abuse Cases