Accounting for Abuse

I've posted previously on the subject of the lack of accountability and responsibility in American politics in general and relative to the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in particular. Today's New York Times editorial, No Accountability on Abu Ghraib, gets it precisely right. "After months of Senate hearings and eight Pentagon investigations, it is obvious that the administration does not intend to hold any high-ranking official accountable for the nightmare at Abu Ghraib."

Donald Rumsfeld today defended the military's actions, despite internal investigations laying the blame suarely on his shoulders, by asking "Does it rank up there with chopping off someone's head off on television? It doesn't." This is correct but just dumb, internationally devastating and a farce. And unfortunately par for the course from these Bushie bozos.

 Posted by glenn