Military: No Gitmo guard abuse evident

[dogday]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An Army officer who investigated possible abuse at Guantanamo Bay after some guards purportedly bragged about beating detainees found no evidence they mistreated the prisoners — although he did not interview any of the alleged victims, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Col. Richard Bassett, the chief investigator, recommended no disciplinary action against the Navy guards named by Marine Sgt. Heather Cerveny, who had said that during a conversation in September they described beating detainees as common practice.

In an affidavit filed to the Pentagon's inspector general, Cerveny — a member of a detainee's legal defense team — said a group of more than five men who identified themselves as guards had recounted hitting prisoners. The conversation allegedly took place at a bar inside the base.

"The evidence did not support any of the allegations of mistreatment or harassment," the Miami-based Southern Command, which oversees Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in southeastern Cuba, said in a statement.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/guantanamo_abuse_probe


Why don't I believe this investigation?

[ComerPerro]

1. Government investigates self, finds no wrongdoing. what a shock

[Beelzebud]

2. And in other news, Soviet investigators found no evidence of gulags.

And a team of Nazi investigators has turned up no evidence to support the holocaust!

The reason you don't believe that investigation is the same reason you wouldn't believe these 2. It's a bunch of bullshit.

[ceile]

3. No "mistreatment", but didn't interview any victims?!

Genius! Pure genius! This man has single handedly figured out how to dismiss every charge of bodily harm against any one ever! (do I really need the sarcasm tag?)

[gratuitous]

4. Well that's a load off my mind!

I'm so glad the military took a long, hard look at this and exonerated itself. No need for a follow-up here.

[Phredicles]

5. This just in: OJ still hasn't found The Real Killer.

[InternalDialogue]

6. In related news:

Guy pulled over with weed in his car insists, "I don't have any weed in my car."

[keepCAblue]

7. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2721182&mesg_id=2721182

[Solly Mack]

8. Kinda like not doing a rape kit on a rape victim and then declaring there was no rape

because there was no evidence