by Reed Brody

International Herald Tribune

01/18/05

The conviction of Specialist Charles Graner for atrocities committed at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is a first step toward accountability for the detainee abuse scandal, but it must not be the end of the process.

Each passing day brings new evidence that the mistreatment of Muslim prisoners -- far from being an isolated incident at Abu Ghraib -- was widespread in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ... This pattern of abuse across three countries did not result from the acts of individual soldiers such as Graner who broke the rules. It resulted from decisions made by the Bush administration to bend, ignore or cast rules aside...

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/18/opinion/edbrody.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp