White House denies prior knowledge of Abu Ghraib abuse

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"The White House has insisted that President George W Bush first learned about abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison from media reports.

This is contrary to assertions by a former top general that Mr Bush likely knew about the scandal before it broke."

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"The ex-general, who retired in January, spoke of other, undisclosed material on the Abu Ghraib abuse, including descriptions of the sexual humiliation of a father with his son, who were both detainees.

He also told the magazine he saw "a video of a male American soldier in uniform sodomising a female detainee," adding the video was never made public or mentioned in any court or in public.

Maj Gen Taguba says all high-level officials had avoided scrutiny while the jail keepers at Abu Ghraib were tried in courts-martial."

http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/06/18/1954193.htm

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