What bothers me the most is not hearing that immediate action was taken..I have had a hard time following this...my computer is basically down and I can just stay late at work sometimes to read etc...when was the abuse stopped and how long did it take? Were special efforts undertaken to speed up the process so that the remaining prisoners could be released if found not to be a threat? Were immediate orders issued to inspect every prison or facility in the war zone? Not just for abuse but for adequate food, shelter etc.? Are we so low on personnel that we must use what have been described as traffic cops (itself a necessary and demanding speciality but different from prison control) to do one of the most sensitive aspects of the war? Were commanders told to inform their troops of the seriousness of their duties and that no abuses would be tolerated? That this would affect how our POWs would be treated? And would lead to more Americans and coalition troops being captured????? It all boggles my mind. I am not so naive as to believe horrible situations do not occur, and as GUEST says, I am touched by evil, but also by good, and the knowledge that evil is not just going to go away on its own. mg