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May 10, 2004 For all the world to see... Good... Stung by a worldwide outcry, the U.S. military Sunday announced the first court-martial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse allegations, ordering a reservist to face a public trial in Baghdad on May 19. [emphasis added]The only way to combat the bad blood the Abu Ghraib abuse will engender is to make our response as public, firm and forthright as possible. We may not be able to prevent the loss of trust, but we can take steps to regain it. After all, a democracy is built on the rule of law. What better way to prepare the Iraqi's for that rule of law than to show them exactly how it works? UPDATE: Oh, and this isn't a bad idea, either... In the Army's 800th Military Police Brigade, tainted by the prison abuse scandal, 80 percent of soldiers slated to get the Army's Bronze Star medal have been told they will not receive them, says the brigade's commander. |