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American troops and civilians have been directly endangered by the growing furor over the abuse. Abu Ghraib, long a symbol of repression for Iraqis, has now provided further fuel for the resistance’s fire in Iraq. Reprisals are already being carried out: The horrific decapitation of U.S. civilian contractor Nicolas Berg may be a warning sign of what is to come...
...deal looks like a cease-fire. To have taken the town in a frontal assault would have caused a level of civilian casualties that would have undermined the overall U.S. mission in Iraq. U.S. commanders on the ground chose instead to cut a deal, in recognition, perhaps, that the goal of militarily eliminating the insurgency before the U.S. goes home may be a bridge too far. For their part the insurgents clearly sense that, far from being "bitter enders" as Donald Rumsfeld likes to call them, they may in fact have a future in a new Iraq. That's precisely...
...372nd facing charges in the Abu Ghraib abuses is Frederick, 37, who has served with the company for 20 years. Frederick was just short of qualifying for a full pension when he was mobilized last year. Married, with two stepdaughters, ages 14 and 18, Frederick has a civilian job as a guard at a medium-security Virginia prison, where his wife Martha also works. His uncle William Lawson describes him as "very laid back" and "a practical joker." Shoemaker-Davis sees him as a "tough guy," used to being in charge: "He has a very strong personality...
What fate awaits those accused from Abu Ghraib? If their cases proceed to trial, their guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Rules of evidence in a court-martial are similar to those in the civilian system. But aside from capital crimes, it takes only a two-thirds majority of a jury "panel" (composed of at least five military members) to convict. The prisoner-abuse suspects could face decades behind bars if convicted. U.S. military officials plan to try them in Iraq to show Iraqis that U.S. law can be applied fairly on their turf. That alone...
...insurgents will have a significant role in the new Iraq. First at Fallujah, and now at negotiations with followers Moqtada Sadr in Najaf, U.S. officials appear to have recognized that it may be difficult to prevail militarily against the insurgents without inflicting casualties and damage that would turn the civilian population even more decisively against the occupation...