2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Concerned Old Abu Ghraib Photos C

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By Al Pessin
Washington
15 February 2006

The Defense¹ Department has expressed concern that the release of more photos, and some videos, of prisoner abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib Prison more than two years ago could incite² what it calls "unnecessary violence."

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Abu Ghraib prison (file photo)   
  

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman says the incidents at Abu Ghraib during that period have been fully³ investigated, more than 25 servicemembers have been disciplined, and the treatment of detainees has been improved at all Defense Department facilities. He says the release of more pictures from two years ago could inflame⁴ passions and incite unnecessary violence.

A Danish political cartoon depicting⁵ the Prophet Muhammad, has sparked violent protests in many Islamic countries for more than a week, and what turned out to be an inaccurate⁶ report about the abuse of the Koran at the Guantanamo detention⁷ center last year also sparked violent protests.

These latest photos and videos were first broadcast by the SBS network in Australia. The network says they are from the same batch⁸ of pictures as those released in 2004, causing an international outcry, a dozen investigations⁹ by the Defense Department and the prosecution¹⁰ or administrative¹¹ discipline of several prison guards and some of their supervisors¹².

The U.S. government is involved in a court battle to prevent the full release of the pictures.

The photos broadcast show male detainees naked in various poses, some with bags over their heads, one hanging upside-down from a set of bunk¹³ beds. In one photo, a guard holds a dog that appears to be straining to attack a crouching¹⁴ detainee. Detainees also have various injuries, including red marks on one man's buttocks and another man's arm.

A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad questioned the timing¹⁵ of the release of the material, with anti-western sentiment running high in many Islamic countries. The spokesman also said the images do not reflect what is happening now at Abu Ghraib.

The Pentagon spokesman, Bryan Whitman, says it is the policy of the Defense Department to treat all detainees humanely¹⁶, and to act promptly¹⁷ to investigate reports of abuse and take corrective action when necessary. He says that worldwide, more than 600 allegations of mistreatment of detainees have been investigated, and more than 200 military personnel have been held accountable through prosecution or administrative punishment such as reduction in rank.