The White House says it expects a full investigation of prisoner abuses in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after new FBI memos described detainees facing beatings and having lit cigarettes placed in their ears.
"If there is abuse that occurs, we expect it to be investigated fully and people to be held accountable, and measures taken to make sure that it doesn't happen again," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
Information Clearinghouse Reuters article"If there is abuse that occurs, we expect it to be investigated fully and people to be held accountable, and measures taken to make sure that it doesn't happen again," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said.
Pretty tricky when the evidence points to an executive order bypassing Geneva Conventions and outlining torture procedures. Of course this doesn't present a problem for the If-we-haven't-lied-at-lea st-ten-times-before-break fast-then-we're-not-out-o f-bed-yet administration.
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