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Abuse and Accountability at Abu Ghraib Prison

Hosted by Warren Olney May. 13, 2004
As the scandal over abuse of Iraqi detainees at the hands of American troops continues to make headlines around the world, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and other Pentagon officials have tried to lay the blame on a few soldiers gone bad. Yet increasingly, questions are being raised about who authorized the treatment, and how far up the chain of command responsibility really lies. Should Pentagon officials resign? Were military intelligence officers or the CIA part of the problem?  Did the Pentagon create a culture of crisis that helped condone controversial interrogation techniques? Guest host Sara Terry explores who-s ultimately responsible for the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison with journalists in and outside of the military and a former military intelligence interrogator. (This segment is an edited version of a program originally broadcast earlier today on To the Point.)   Making News: Governor Schwarzenegger Releases Budget  The Governor released his budget today, on time and with no new taxes. In so doing, Arnold Schwarzenegger fulfilled one of his principal campaign promises. Lynda Gledhill, who covers Sacramento for the San Francisco Chronicle, reports on the Governor's proposal, his unconventional approach, and several legislative hurdles that remain, including the November election and the gap between the state's income and spending.
Guest host Sara Terry is an award-winning writer and photographer, who has written for the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Fast Company, Rolling Stone and the Boston Globe. Her current photo-documentary project is "Aftermath: Bosnia's Long Road to Peace."

Schwarzenegger's Local Government Budget Agreement

State Legislative Analyst's examination of 2004-2005 Budget

Governor's higher education compromise

The California Balanced Budget Act (Proposition 58)

Local Taxpayers and Public Safety Protection Act (proposed for Nov, 2004 ballot)

The Geneva Conventions

International Red Cross Report on Iraqi prisoner abuse

Tailhook Report by the Office of the Inspector General

My Lai 4: A Report on the Massacre and It's Aftermath by Seymour Hersh

War Crimes Act of 1996

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Warren Olney

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Frances Anderton

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