Bush: Iraqi prisoner abuse on Arab TV
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| Wed, 05-05-2004 - 10:17am |
Bush to address Iraqi prisoner abuse on Arab TV.
President Bush will give interviews to two Arab television networks Wednesday about reports of U.S. military personnel abusing Iraqi prisoners, the White House said.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the 10-minute interviews with Al-Hurra, a U.S.-sponsored network, and Al Arabiya will take place about 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) in the Map Room at the White House.
"This is an opportunity for the president to speak directly to the people of Arab nations and let them know that the images that we all have seen are shameful and unacceptable," McClellan told reporters during a Bush campaign tour.
Referring to photographs that have surfaced showing Iraqi prisoners being abused McClellan said, "The images do not represent what America stands for, nor do they represent the high standards of conduct that the military is committed to uphold. The U.S. believes in treating all people with dignity and respect."
Asked why Bush would not meet with the Arab network Al-Jazeera, McClellan would only say the other two networks "reach a wide range of people in the Middle East."
McClellan said the actions of the accused soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq "do not represent what 99 percent of the men and women in the military stand for." (Full story)
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday that he would take "all measures necessary" to ensure that abuse of detainees in Iraq "does not happen again."
Rumsfeld defended the Defense Department's handling of the matter in the face of congressional criticism, noting that a criminal investigation by the Army was under way and publicly disclosed three months before what he called "deeply disturbing" photographs were broadcast last week.
"This is a serious problem, and it's something the department is addressing," he said at a Pentagon news briefing. "The system works. The system works."
Rumsfeld said the criminal investigation was one of six launched since January.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/05/iraq.abuse.main/index.html


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beginning posts to be angered and sick to my stomach.
I bet that we won't hear much outrage out of these people about the beheading of a
young American man. The terrorists sawed off his head while he screamed.
These terrorists that were posed naked were not quilty of parking tickets but
killing Americans.
At the time the pictures were taken, there was a large increase
in American deaths and the miltary was trying to find out why.
And had Clinton not cut the military budget back in the 1990s, we would undoubtably
have more officers to supervise the troops and this "abuse" wouldn't have happened.
I use to be a democrat but how can any thinking, moral person justify being one??
I bet that we won't hear much outrage out of these people about the beheading of a young American man.
Please see link for posted story:
<<<Unbelievable. The cold blooded brutal murder of one of your countrymen is more acceptable to you than the embarrassment of some America-hating insurgents.>>>
Nice fiction - but it's yours, not mine.
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"If you don't stand up for something, you'll lie down for anything." -- B
The men who viciously mudered the American were not part of an occupying force that promised to "liberate" the people of the country.
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"If you don't stand up for something, you'll lie down for anything." -- B
<<<Doesn't it annoy you that some people refuse to see any connection with 9/11 and Iraq (Saddam Hussein)? >>>
OK, I'll play.
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"If you don't stand up for something, you'll lie down for anything." -- B
Here are some experts in the Middle Eastern area amongst others.
http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/7
Edited 5/12/2004 3:52 pm ET ET by britogal
Amazing isn't it? Many people believe there's a connection because it was implied.
I also find it interesting your reference is from a democratic website/news standpoint.
http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/7
You can read what you want or you can read wihtout bias.
Edited 5/12/2004 3:59 pm ET ET by britogal
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