Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Lest We Not Forget, "The Army does not tolerate detainee abuse."

Bad Apple, Army Pfc. Lynndie England, received three years for her role in the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, and despite the claims that there was no official sanction, Human Rights Watch reports new claims of abuse.

According to U.S. Army Captain Ian Fishback who called Human Rights Watch, the army was not holding up its own values.

Central to Fishback's reasoning in pursuing the abuse matter is the "Cadet Honor Code" he studied before graduating from West Point in 2001. It says, "A cadet shall not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do."

In his personal chronology, he wrote, "Bottom line: I am concerned that the Army is deliberately misleading the American people about detainee treatment within our custody."

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