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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I can quote all kinds of sources immediately post-9/11 but the fact is that even your precious President said that there is no credible evidence that Iraq or Saddam Hussein were involved whatsoever in the WTC bombing.
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"If you don't stand up for something, you'll lie down for anything." -- B
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Yes, read from a PR company that is marketing itself that will say whatever you want with whatever spin you want to put on it.
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"If you don't stand up for something, you'll lie down for anything." -- B
Shall I put on my tin foil hat and discuss America's desire for world dominance and oil with you, or should I take it off and report the obvious that if we wanted to rule the world, we would by now, and if we wanted Iraqi Oil, we would have it by now.
Edited 5/12/2004 4:31 pm ET ET by iminnie833
This was neither - this was just marketing - going after the almighty dollar and PREYING on the emotions of people immediately following the 9/11 tragedy - not unlike the President trying to capitalize on it now.
This wasn't a "source," it was a poor attempt to validate an incorrect statement.
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"If you don't stand up for something, you'll lie down for anything." -- B
Also you think there isn't a link between Al-Queda/Osama and Saddam and Iraq
Hmmm...
http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FE13Ak02.html
Edited 5/12/2004 5:13 pm ET ET by britogal
Should I jump up and down for joy?
I'm talking about outrage that I see in this thread for an American brutally killed--
where is the outrage???
I know conservatives are outraged but what about the liberals?
Are they ( liberals) really Americans --how can you tell?
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