Thursday, May 12, 2005

Another Officer Disciplined for Abu Ghraib

Military punishes key Abu Ghraib scandal figure
I sure this will not silence those that live to criticize, but this and the General being demoted (read it here) does show that "high ranking officers" have "dirt on them" and are being disciplined.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The military has reprimanded and fined Army Col. Thomas Pappas, a key figure in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, but will not bring criminal charges against him, a U.S. Army official said on Wednesday.
Pappas, the former top military intelligence officer at Abu Ghraib, became the second senior officer to be disciplined in the scandal over the physical abuse and sexual humiliation of Iraqi prisoners at the jail on the outskirts of Baghdad.
Following an administrative disciplinary proceeding in Germany on Monday, Pappas was given a letter of reprimand by Maj. Gen. Bennie Williams and was docked $8,000 for committing dereliction of duty at Abu Ghraib in late 2003 and early 2004, said the Army official, who asked not to be named.

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