8 “ghost prisoners” at abu ghraib
it’s the big story this week, but i want to emphasize one particularly disturbing statement.
General: Some abuse at Abu Ghraib amounted to torture [cnn, august 25, 2004]He [general paul kern] said the investigation also found that at least eight “ghost” detainees were kept at Abu Ghraib. They were not registered on official logs and were allegedly moved around the facility and hidden from representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Intel Unit Members Faulted in Iraq Abuse [ap via abc news, august 25, 2004]The nonmilitary interrogators had wider latitude in determining what techniques they could use. They also kept at least eight “ghost detainees” prisoners concealed from the International Committee of the Red Cross. One of those detainees died during interrogation.
you don’t “hide prisoners” and “move them around” and let them die during interrogation without the support of someone withsome power and influence in the facility. this can’t be just a few people doing bad things.
this is a story about one “ghost prisoner” that came back to life.
