Nothing Happened

Abu Ghraib conviction dismissed

Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan was cleared this week of any criminal wrongdoing by Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe, commander of the Military District of Washington. Jordan was instead given an administrative reprimand, a blot on his record.

Barring any startling new information, the decision means no officers or civilian leaders will be held criminally responsible for the prisoner abuse that embarrassed the U.S. military and inflamed the Muslim world.

I guess that wraps that up. Turns out it was just a few low level rogue military personnel with a whimsy for college kid pranks. Oh yeah, and a pin pointed exacting ability to find the most culturally and religiously degrading experiences for the Muslim prisoners. Oh yeah, and a remarkable ability to use some of the most intense torture methods ever devised like self induced pain in conjunction with sensory deprivation. What are the odds?.