Kimmitt lies to the press

Just found this exchange betweem and CNN reporters Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt from a March 20th Press Briefing

Q Sir, it Guy from CNN. A question for General Kimmitt. What's the reason for the shut down of the Abu-Ghraib prison, not allowing any journalists in to see what is -- what's actually happening inside? It's sort of seems to be getting a similar sort of reputation to what it had during Saddam's time in the moment.

GEN. KIMMITT: We -- we traditionally treat -- we don't legally classify, but we treat the detainees similar to the manner that we would treat enemy prisoners of war. The Geneva Convention, which is our guideline for that, specifically prohibits making detainees, making prisoners of war subject to public curiosity and humiliation, and so that's why we feel it's important that we follow the procedures and allow the ICRC in for routine investigation, routine inspections -- health, welfare -- to assure that we're doing everything in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, but it is not a matter of practice to allow journalists into those kinds of facilities.

MR. SENOR: Jim --

Q Just a follow-up -- Jim Clancy with CNN. I mean, if you're treating -- are they de facto, then, prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions? They are not, are they?

GEN. KIMMITT: They are not, but they are being --

Q Well, then why -- you know, in any other democracy, you would allow journalists into a prison to examine the conditions, if there were large public issues involved -- and I think that there are large public issues involved just because of this investigation you've announced. So --

GEN. KIMMITT: What I would -- what I'd ask you to do is go to the International Committee of the Red Cross. They would be more than happy to provide you with their findings, that they do on a regular and routine basis. And I think that you would find from their investigations that that is not the case.

http://www.cpa-iraq.org/transcripts/20040320_Mar20_KimmittSenor.html

they would be more than happy to provide you with their findings...

ooops, forgot. They did.

Good Catch. :thumbsup: