Gulf War 1991 Psy-ops

Psy-ops leaflet (2 sides) from the Gulf War 1991 - the text says ..."The United States is conforming to the Geneva Convention…"



One wonders if Alberto Gonzalez and Mr Addington who will take over from Scooter Libby could endorse the statement made in these leaflets. The graphic certainly provides a quaint view of , say the events in Fallujah. The lawyers amongst you will of course point out that these combatants, politely discarding their arms and raising their hands are wearing a uniform.

Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, former military police commander at the centre of the Iraqi prisoner scandal, has published a book, "One Woman’s Army: The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story", in which she describes her experience at the Iraqi prison.

Karpinski, the highest-ranking officer demoted in connection with the abuse scandal, has admitted she violated the Geneva Conventions, however she said that part of the blame "Goes All the Way to The Top”.

Karpinski said that military intelligence took over part of the Abu Ghraib jail to "Gitmoize" their interrogations, in other words, applying methods and tactics used at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Karpinski, who said she was being made a "convenient scapegoat" for abuse ordered by top-ranking officials, called on holding Donald Rumsfeld, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Alberto Gonzalez and Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller accountable for what happened.