Interrogators hid identities

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-05-27-cover-abuse_x.htm

Efforts to determine who orchestrated the abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison may be complicated by the ways in which many military intelligence officials, covert U.S. agents and civilian contractors obscured their identities.

Intelligence officers, agents and interrogators at the prison did not wear name tags or display insignia indicating rank, according to testimony at an April 7 hearing for Sgt. Javal Davis, one of seven military police officers accused of abuse. Dressed in desert camouflage uniforms or casual clothes, military and civilian intelligence operatives blended in with other soldiers, and some of them responded coyly when MPs asked their names, says Paul Bergrin, a Newark, N.J., lawyer who represents Davis.

In an interview, Bergrin quoted Davis, 26, as saying that when he asked some of the mysterious agents and interrogators for their names, they would say, " 'I'm Special Agent John Doe,' or 'I'm Special Agent in Charge James Bond.' "

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It is common for intelligence officers to shield their identities from prisoners, military analysts say. However, the prison's records should contain such information.

But sign-in logs were kept haphazardly at Abu Ghraib. Without such documentation or photos, defense attorneys and military investigators could have trouble finding evidence — besides someone's memory — to link individual intelligence officers and interrogators to specific acts of abuse.

There's not much doubt that the chian-of-command sanctioned human rights violations. How else could one adequately explain such consistent behavior? When the cop hides his badge he knows he's going outside the law.

...this "investigation" is leading to but one conclusion. These actions were green-lighted by Bush and Rumsfeld...

Gosh, the most important piece of evidence that could give us a clear picture of what was going on at Abu Ghraib, and it's useless. Darn the luck!

The "few bad apples" will take all the blame, disgusting beyond belief.

I read last night that Sen. Warner & the Armed Services Committee will continue their hearings.

Also, the Committee has demanded the 2000 missing pages from the Toguba Repot.

Warner is taking real heat from his party, but he cares more about the military than repubs.

Most of the info we have has come from this committee.