General Geoffrey Miller is a liar

do you honestly think that a three-star general penned that memorandum following the visit of a two-star general without the explicit authority to do so...? i'm sorry but that stretches credibility way past the breaking point...

Testifying at the court-martial of a dog handler accused of abusing prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller said Wednesday that he never suggested that dogs be used to intimidate prisoners during interrogations in Iraq.

General Miller, who was the commander of the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, was sent to Iraq in August 2003 by senior Pentagon commanders to review the interrogation and detention system there and recommend ways to improve the collection of intelligence about the growing insurgency.

Within days of his visit, Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, the commander of the coalition forces in Iraq, issued guidance that seemed to allow for the use of dogs in interrogations.

there's no "seems" about it...

i spent a fair amount of time last year combing the aclu files and transcribing general sanchez' memorandum thinking that it would be good source material for the future... i wasn't wrong... also, don't forget that sanchez perjured himself when he appreared before the senate armed services committee on 19 may 2004 and denied writing the memo...

The following is an excerpt from a document obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union under a Freedom of Information Act Request. The specific excerpt is taken from a memorandum written by General Ricardo Sanchez to CJTF [CJTF-7, Combined Joint Task Force Seven, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq]-7 on September 14, 2003.

Memorandum from Gen. Ricardo Sanchez Authorizing Use of Torture Measures, Interrogation Techniques

Y. Presence of Military Working Dog: Exploits Arab fear of dogs while maintaining security during interrogations. Dogs will be muzzled and under control of MWD handler at all times to prevent contact with detainee.

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