"These events occurred on my watch," Mr. Rumsfeld said. "As Secretary of Defence, I am accountable for them and I take full responsibility. . . . To those Iraqis who were mistreated by members of the U.S. armed forces, I offer my deepest apology."
Mr. Rumsfeld said efforts would be made to offer compensation to Iraqis who suffered the abuse. He also announced that an inquiry would be held into the handling of the prison affair and said that not just those who perpetrated the acts but those who authorized or condoned them would be brought to justice.
"The pictures I've seen depict conduct, behaviour that is so brutal and so cruel and so inhumane that anyone engaged in it or involved in it would have to be brought to justice," he said.
..."There are a lot more photographs and videos that exist," the U.S. Defence Secretary told the Senate armed services committee. "If these are released to the public, obviously it's going to make matters worse. That's just a fact.
"I mean, I looked at them last night and they're hard to believe," he continued glumly, without going into detail.
U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters yesterday that "the American people need to understand that we're talking about rape and murder here. We're not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience." He did not elaborate.
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Mr. Rumsfeld said efforts would be made to offer compensation to Iraqis who suffered the abuse. He also announced that an inquiry would be held into the handling of the prison affair and said that not just those who perpetrated the acts but those who authorized or condoned them would be brought to justice.
"The pictures I've seen depict conduct, behaviour that is so brutal and so cruel and so inhumane that anyone engaged in it or involved in it would have to be brought to justice," he said.
..."There are a lot more photographs and videos that exist," the U.S. Defence Secretary told the Senate armed services committee. "If these are released to the public, obviously it's going to make matters worse. That's just a fact.
"I mean, I looked at them last night and they're hard to believe," he continued glumly, without going into detail.
U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters yesterday that "the American people need to understand that we're talking about rape and murder here. We're not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience." He did not elaborate.
Pat Oliphant
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