There’s a New Mafia in Town

Posted by Mary Mancini on June 18, 2007 under Uncategorized |

Seymour Hersh’s latest in The New Yorker is based around an interview with Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, who led the Pentagon’s investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib. Taguba believes high-level military officials, including then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, knew about the abuses at the Iraqi prison.

And what did Taguba get for his long and loyal service? Why, he was “threatened” and forced to retire!

After being threatened by Gen. John Abizaid, who told him that “you and your report will be investigated,” Taguba told Hersh that he’d “been in the Army thirty-two years by then, and it was the first time that I thought I was in the Mafia.”

Forget about oliticizing the Justice Department. Alberto Gonzales should fired for arguing for the legalization of torture. Remember when he characterized the Geneva Conventions as “quaint?” Good times.

Video of Seymour Hersh discussing his latest is available at AlterNet.