*Ø* Torture: "US official policy to blame" says Human Rights Watch
"A recently released report from New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) places the blame for torture by US forces at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other locations around the world firmly on the policies of the Bush administration.
"In the 38-page report titled The Road to Abu Ghraib, HRW describes the pattern of official policy decisions the group says encouraged the use of torture and prisoner abuse by US soldiers, as well as subsequent "cover-ups" to quash any allegations of abuse. HRW’s conclusions provide more evidence to counter statements by US officials that instances of torture resulted from a lack of discipline among frontline troops.
"'The only exceptional aspect of the abuse at Abu Ghraib may have been that it was photographed,' the report’s introduction explains."
Source: News Standard
"A recently released report from New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) places the blame for torture by US forces at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and other locations around the world firmly on the policies of the Bush administration.
"In the 38-page report titled The Road to Abu Ghraib, HRW describes the pattern of official policy decisions the group says encouraged the use of torture and prisoner abuse by US soldiers, as well as subsequent "cover-ups" to quash any allegations of abuse. HRW’s conclusions provide more evidence to counter statements by US officials that instances of torture resulted from a lack of discipline among frontline troops.
"'The only exceptional aspect of the abuse at Abu Ghraib may have been that it was photographed,' the report’s introduction explains."
Source: News Standard
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