Abuse issue shakes US credibility and honor

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DPA , WASHINGTON
Monday, May 10, 2004,Page 9

The depiction of US soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners has placed the US on the other side of the human rights issue that has been a cornerstone of American foreign policy for decades.

The photographs that have sparked a firestorm throughout the world have left President George W. Bush and his administration apologizing rather than chastising other countries for human rights abuses. The furor has even prompted a delay in the release of an annual US report concerning human rights.

Confronted with the images showing US soldiers humiliating and tormenting Iraqi men, Bush and other high level officials have been forced to publicly address the problem and take the rare step of admitting American credibility has been badly damaged.

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What do immoral Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld... have to do with honor or credibility? What do they have to do with America?

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1. I hope the torturers were using the approved devices....