May 07, 2004

Prison Blues

Reporters were let into the once-again infamous Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad.

At today's Senate hearing on the abuses and torture of Iraqi prisoners Donald Rumsfeld told Senators that there are still worse images that haven't been seen publically. He refused to resign saying in classic Rumsfeld fashion,

Needless to say, if I felt I could not be effective, I would resign in a minute. I would not resign simply because people are trying to make a political issue out of it.

Sen. Joseph Leiberman (D-CT) made some wonderful remarks admonishing the horrible conduct of some U.S. troops but noted that terrorists who killed 3,000 people on Sep. 11, 2001 haven't apologized, and we still haven't heard an apology from those who mutilated the bodies of American security contractors last month.

"Tour Provides Glimpse of Life at Abu Ghraib"

"Rumsfeld: 'Deepest Apology' for Iraq Prison Abuse"