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Monday, March 14, 2005

Former Intelligence Officer Cleared in Iraq Abuse

A military investigation has cleared the former top intelligence officer in Iraq of responsibility for the policy and command failures that led to the abuse of detainees there, and the officer will assume a prestigious command next week, the Army said Friday.

The officer, Maj. Gen. Barbara G. Fast, served in Iraq from July 2003 to June 2004 as the intelligence deputy for Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the ground commander. In that capacity, she oversaw the interrogation center at Abu Ghraib prison, where repeated incidents of abuse led to courts-martial for some soldiers.

... Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes, head of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command, said in a statement that General Fast would take command of the Army's Intelligence Center at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., on Wednesday.

General Fast was named last summer to take command of the center, the Army's training and doctrine headquarters for intelligence personnel, but remained in administrative limbo pending the outcome of the various reviews.

Torture and get your promotion: it's the American way.

Jack Clark 10:07 PM [+]   
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