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Carl Levin: “The collars used on prisoners, the dogs and the cameras did not suddenly appear out of thin air. These acts of abuse…”

On the recordMay 10, 2004
The collars used on prisoners, the dogs and the cameras did not suddenly appear out of thin air. These acts of abuse were not the spontaneous actions of lower ranking enlisted personnel who lacked the proper supervision.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Arguing that the abuse was not just the result of low-level soldiers acting alone.

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