US army suspends general in Iraq jail-abuse probe

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040524/ts_nm/iraq_abuse_karpinski_dc_1

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An American general in charge of U.S.-run prisons in Iraq when the abuse of prisoners took place has been suspended as commander of the military police brigade at the heart of the scandal and removed from active duty, the Army said on Monday.

Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, who had commanded the 800th Military Police Brigade, was suspended from her duties, said Lt. Col Pamela Hart, an Army spokeswoman at the Pentagon.

Karpinski previously was formally admonished on Jan. 17 by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. commander in Iraq.


The Army returned Karpinski on Monday to the Army Reserve from active-duty status, said Al Schilf, an Army Reserve spokesman. In addition, Karpinski no longer serves as commander of her Uniondale, New York-based brigade, and was "temporarily attached" to the U.S. Army Readiness Command at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Schilf said

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WaPo has an article that says she believes she was set-up.

to see if the baying stops

Keep the pressure, I want Sanches at the very least

General Geoffrey Miller is more responsible, and he's still running the Abu Ghraib prison.

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