Pentagon Widens Blame for Abu Ghraib Abuse

NPR | By Alex Chadwick

Published August 19, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with John Hendren of The Los Angeles Times about a new Defense Department report on the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib in Iraq. The report is expected to expand blame for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners to include intelligence officers and civilian contractors.

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