General faults ‘failure in leadership’
WASHINGTON - The Army general whose report on mistreatment of Iraqi detainees helped ignite an international firestorm clashed yesterday with a top civilian Pentagon official over whether guards at Abu...
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Bush praises defense chief
WASHINGTON -- President Bush paid a high-profile visit to the Pentagon yesterday to praise his beleaguered defense secretary, Donald H. Rumsfeld, who he said is "doing a superb job," and...
New photos show abuse of Iraqi prisoners
WASHINGTON - More photographic evidence surfaced yesterday graphically depicting U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison, as Democrats continued their calls for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to...
Bush apologizes for abuse
WASHINGTON - President Bush apologized yesterday for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the hands of U.S. soldiers and said he had scolded Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld for his...
Bush tries to quell Muslim uproar
WASHINGTON - In an attempt to quell the uproar in the Muslim world over American mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, President Bush assured an Arabic language television network yesterday that "people...
Army reveals wider abuse investigation
WASHINGTON - The Army is pursuing criminal investigations into the deaths of 10 prisoners and the abuse of 10 others in Iraq and Afghanistan, Army officials said yesterday. The disclosures...
6 receive reprimands in abuse
WASHINGTON - Six U.S. soldiers have received career-ending reprimands for their roles in the alleged abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, and a seventh has received...
Alleged abuses evoke ‘deep disgust’ in Bush
WASHINGTON - President Bush expressed "deep disgust" yesterday over allegations that a group of U.S. troops - at least six of them in an Army Reserve unit from Maryland -...
Resurgent Kerry wins easily in N.H. primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. - John Kerry scored a substantial victory over a weakened Howard Dean in the nation's first presidential primary yesterday and left the other Democratic contenders scrambling to stay...
In N.H., what a difference a week makes
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Survivors of last night's Iowa caucuses will be hitting the icy ground here today to find a vastly different state than the New Hampshire of just a...