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Janice Schakowsky: well, it is obvious from this resolution to me that the days of the ``buck stops here'' are dead and gone. Oh, yes, it…

On the recordMay 6, 2004
well, it is obvious from this resolution to me that the days of the ``buck stops here'' are dead and gone. Oh, yes, it takes occasion to single out those individuals who do have blame for abusing in the most horrendous way our prisoners. But nowhere in here does it say that those who are in the leadership of this mission in Iraq hold any responsibility whatsoever. I looked through this carefully, and it seems that they want to limit it to a few individuals that they will go after. And by the way, not just the right individuals. There is no mention in this of the private military contractors, individuals who for profit are in those prisons that we know are under investigation, may even have been giving orders, companies like Titan and CACI that were hired to be in those prisons that are not part of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Where are we going to point our fingers at them and hold them accountable?
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Addressing accountability for abuses in U.S. military prisons during a discussion on a resolution.

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