[lbo-talk] B.S. of the Day

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 15 06:57:06 PST 2007


Army aims for better detention practices

By JOHN MILBURN Associated Press Writer FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. Dec 15, 2007 (AP)

Tom Schmitt displays photos from Abu Ghraib and winces. The former military police officer is mortified that detainees at the Iraq prison were dragged on leashes and stacked nude in a pyramid.

The Army takes those mistakes very seriously, Schmitt recently told 45 military police captains. While soldiers and officers may have been experienced in police tactics, he said, they lacked the skills to handle situations beyond their military training.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=4004577



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