Why does media hide fact that Administration knew of Iraqi abuse for 6 mon

http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34678 >
BUSH ADMINISTRATION MISLEADING ON PRISONER ABUSE

In an attempt to quell growing international controversy last week, President Bush expressed outrage at the abuse of Iraqi prisoners. He told Arab television that he thinks "this is a serious matter" and that "we will fully investigate" (1). However, the President has yet to answer why no action was taken to deal with the problem in the last six months --when the Administration was repeatedly warned of "widespread" abuse (2).

Specifically, The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivered a confidential report to the White House earlier this year which "concluded that abuse of prisoners in Iraq in custody of U.S. military intelligence was widespread and in some cases 'tantamount to torture" (3). It also charged coalition forces with "serious violations" of the Geneva Conventions governing treatment of prisoners of war violations that may have been encouraged by Bush's "pre-war decision that the Geneva Conventions didn't apply" to detainees (4). The Red Cross said it had been aware of the situation in Abu Ghraib and "repeatedly asked the U.S. authorities to take corrective action," but were rebuffed (5).

Even top Administration officials were asking the White House to address the situation earlier, but were ignored. The Washington Post reported that "Secretary of State Colin L. Powell urged action in several White House meetings that included Rumsfeld" (6). Similarly,
Coalition Provisional Authority chief Paul Bremer "repeatedly raised the issue of prison conditions as early as last fall - both in one-on-one meetings with Rumsfeld and other administration leaders, and in group meetings with the President's inner circle on national security" (7). But "the Pentagon repeatedly failed to act" (8). At the same time, the Red Cross was told by intelligence officials that the abuse it witnessed was just "part of the process" (9).

Sources:
1. President Bush Meets with Al Arabiya Television on
Wednesday, 05/05/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34679.
2. "Red Cross Found Widespread Abuse Of Iraqi
Prisoners", Wall Street Journal, 05/07/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34680.
3. "Red Cross Found Widespread Abuse Of Iraqi
Prisoners", Wall Street Journal, 05/07/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34680.
4. "Pentagon intelligence chief appears before Senate
panel", Fox News, 05/11/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34681.
5. "Red Cross says it repeatedly warned about jail",
Reuters, 05/06/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34682.
6. "Bush Privately Chides Rumsfeld", Washington Post,
05/06/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34683.
7. "Bush Apologizes for Abuse of Prisoners",
Washington Post, 05/07/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34684.
8. "Bush Privately Chides Rumsfeld", Washington Post,
05/06/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34683.
9. "Red Cross Was Told Iraq Abuse 'Part of the
Process", Reuters, 05/10/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1338421&l=34685.

Powell just blew the whistle on Bush as to when 'he knew'... on Countdown... he said the Adminstration was fully informed by the Red Cross, in Jan..

but... they didn't give him the names of the prisoners being tortured, the exact means of how they were tortured, the names and addresses of those torturing the prisoners, their social security numbers and their telephone numbers.

So, how could he have been expected to do anything about it?

that he made the President aware in January. But, he (Rumsfield), didn't really feel the need to act upon it, then he said something about it didn't feel as serious until you saw the pictures!?
He said (unquote)the pictures are what did it.
I have never seen anything like what this administration has gotten by with. It makes you wonder... just what would it take for them to do before the media and the citizens would demand their resignations.
It just boggles my mind.

are behind the bush white house.