Jun 7 - By Robert Burns, AP Military Writer
Military investigations into alleged U.S. atrocities in Iraq, including the killings of 24 civilians at Haditha, shine the spotlight anew on a question raised by the abuses of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib: How far up the chain of command should officials be held accountable, if the misconduct is confirmed?
Jun 1 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer
Eleven U.S. soldiers have been convicted of crimes stemming from detainee abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq:
Jun 1 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
A military jury sentenced an Army dog handler to 90 days hard labor and a reduction in rank Friday for allowing his Belgian shepherd to bark within inches of an Iraqi detainee's face at Abu Ghraib prison.
May 31 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
A military jury resumed deliberations Wednesday in the court-martial of an Army dog handler portrayed by prosecutors as part of a sadistic conspiracy and by defense lawyers as a victim of the chaos and confusion at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
May 28 - By Douglass K. Daniel, AP Writer
The chairman of the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday "it would be premature for me to judge" the outcome of a Pentagon investigation into the killing of as many as a dozen Iraqi civilians by Marines.
May 25 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
An Army dog handler was right to release his canine on an Abu Ghraib prisoner who ran at and struck a military policeman, a defense witness testified.
May 24 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
Military dog handlers at Abu Ghraib were supposed to help interrogators but not during actual interrogations, the two-star general who reviewed operations at the prison in Iraq testified.
May 24 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
The prosecution rested Wednesday in the court-martial of an Army dog handler accused of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, after witnesses described treatment of prisoners that differed markedly by day and night.
May 23 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
Prosecutors at the court martial of an Army dog handler said Tuesday he was part of a crew of corrupt soldiers who enjoyed tormenting detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
May 22 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
Close-up photos of a bloody leg are part of the government's arsenal as it tries to convict an Army dog handler of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
May 3 - By Daniel Woolls, AP Writer
The United States has failed to eradicate "widespread" torture of prisoners in its war on terrorism despite the outcry from the Abu Ghraib scandal and abusive behavior at U.S. detention facilities in Cuba and Afghanistan, Amnesty International charged Wednesday.
May 2 - By Larry Neumeister, AP Writer
An Army document summarizing 62 allegations of detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan was circulated two weeks before the public release of pictures of abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, according to government records released Tuesday by a civil rights group.
Apr 28 - By Robert Burns, AP Military Writer
The Army on Friday charged the former head of the interrogation center at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq with cruelty and maltreatment, dereliction of duty and other criminal offenses for his alleged involvement in the abuse of detainees at the notorious prison in 2003 and for interfering with the abuse investigation.
Apr 26 - By Pauline Jelinek, AP Writer
The Army is planning to charge a colonel with criminal offenses in connection with the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, officials said Wednesday.
Apr 25 - By Associated Press
A high-ranking Army officer will be criminally charged in connection with the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, his attorney says.
Apr 24 - By Tom Hays, AP Writer
A Pakistani immigrant, angered by the war in Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, wanted to punish Americans in 2004 by bombing one of New York City's busiest subway stations, a police informant testified Monday at a conspiracy trial.
Apr 18 - By Pete Yost, AP Writer
A military judge Tuesday allowed defense lawyers to call a general to testify at a court martial in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, but the judge barred the defense from summoning Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
Apr 5 - By Vanessa Arrington, AP Writer
An Iraqi criminal court Wednesday acquitted a CBS News cameraman accused of insurgent activity a year after he was wounded and detained by the U.S. military. But the cameraman, Abdul Ameer Younis Hussein, was returned to Abu Ghraib prison pending final U.S. military approval of his release.
Mar 30 - By Associated Press
A 62-year-old prisoner at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison died of an apparent heart attack, the U.S. military said Friday.
Mar 28 - By Larry Neumeister, AP Writer
The federal government has agreed to release disputed pictures showing American soldiers tormenting Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday.
Mar 22 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
An Army dog handler was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind bars for using his snarling canine to torment prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
Mar 21 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
An Army dog handler at Abu Ghraib was convicted Tuesday of tormenting prisoners with his snarling animal and competing with a comrade to make the Iraqis soil themselves.
Mar 18 - By Associated Press
The New York Times acknowledged in Saturday's editions that it incorrectly identified an Iraqi man in a front-page story as the hooded figure shown in a photograph from Abu Ghraib prison that became an icon of abuse by American captors.
Mar 17 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
Prosecutors said a soldier violated basic tenets of his training by having his attack dog menace detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, but defense lawyers argued he did what he was supposed to. Now, a jury is deciding who's right.
Mar 17 - By David Dishneau, AP Writer
A military jury began deliberating Friday in the case against an Army dog handler accused of using his barking animal to torment prisoners at Abu Ghraib for his own amusement.
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