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Monday, May 24, 2004
BLAMING IT ON THE TROOPS. It
took what seemed like forever tonight for George W. Bush to get
around to Abu Ghraib. And when he did, it was to blame it all on the
troops, and to promise the completely symbolic (though probably
necessary) step of demolishing the prison. Said
Bush:
A new Iraq will also need
a humane, well-supervised prison system. Under the dictator,
prisons like Abu Ghraib were symbols of death and torture. That
same prison became a symbol of disgraceful conduct by a few
American troops who dishonored our country and disregarded our
values.
America will fund the
construction of a modern maximum security prison.
When that prison is completed,
detainees at Abu Ghraib will be relocated. Then with the approval
of the Iraqi government, we will demolish the Abu Ghraib Prison as
a fitting symbol of Iraq's new beginning.
Those seven
camera-and-glowstick-wielding soldiers deserve their share of the
blame. But it's already been reported that similar abuses took place
in Afghanistan, and Rummy only knows what's going on at
Guantánamo. Sorry, Mr. President. You can knock down Abu
Ghraib, but the truth is coming out anyway.
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
