He says the quality of interrogators was so uneven it hurt collection and analysis of information and claims the hiring process was extremely lax. Nelson said he was hired by CACI after only a 35-minute telephone interview — far less scrutiny than usual.
MSNBC article
He also says he was disturbed about the rules - or lack thereof - for interrogation from the onset of his arrival for work at Abu Ghraib.
CACI did not respond to repeated calls but has said none of its employees has been charged with wrongdoing. The company also says all potential interrogators are carefully screened and qualified.
...The Pentagon investigation blames one CACI interrogator, Steve Stefanowicz, for some of the horrors at Abu Ghraib, stating “he clearly knew his instructions equated to physical abuse.”
...The Pentagon investigation blames one CACI interrogator, Steve Stefanowicz, for some of the horrors at Abu Ghraib, stating “he clearly knew his instructions equated to physical abuse.”
Justin Raimondo has some information about Stefanowicz, and speculation about another contractor mentioned in Taguba's report, John Israel, who seems to have "flown the coop."
