Iraqi paper calls Rumsfeld resignation over Abu Ghraib scandal
Azzaman front page editorial urged Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to resign amid the Abu Ghraib abuses fallout. It cited his 1980s meeting with Saddam Hussein and urged a Baghdad announcement and visit to Abu Ghraib to address detainee releases and seek forgiveness. The piece follows his one day Iraq visit to bolster morale.
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Rumsfeld approval of abuse operation at Abu Ghraib
The New Yorker report alleges Defense Secretary Rumsfeld authorized coercive interrogation and sexual humiliation of Iraqi prisoners to gain intelligence. It claims the program expanded from Afghanistan to Abu Ghraib with Condoleezza Rice briefed, and that seven soldiers face charges over related abuse.
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Interrogators Cite Humane Methods Over Abuse at Abu Ghraib
San Francisco AP reports Sgt. Ken Weichert and colleagues say harsh tactics produced unreliable results. They claim interrogators in Iraq relied on humane methods and questions yielded information without torture. Detainees were questioned about Saddam Hussein’s whereabouts and officials but the unit did not operate in Baghdad or Abu Ghraib.
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