阿布格莱布监狱前主管发表自传揭露虐囚丑闻内情

　　新华网消息据法新社17日报道，伊拉克阿布格莱布监狱的前任女主管、前美国陆军预备役准将贾妮斯·卡尔平斯基最近发表自传，称自己是虐囚事件中的“替罪羊”，而真凶却在美国军方和白宫里“逍遥法外”。

　　卡尔平斯基的自传名为《一个女人眼中的美国军队》。自传中透露了她所了解的震惊世界的虐囚丑闻的内情。她承认了对其负责管理阿布格莱布监狱期间发生的虐囚事件负有部

分责任，但她同时表示，“并不是任性的士兵和他们的女将军要虐待囚犯的”。虐囚事件的发生是由于美军情报部门面临来自上级的巨大压力，迫切需要从战俘口中获得有价值的情报，因而对战俘采取了不适当的审讯方法。

　　自传中还写：“当虐囚事件爆发，没有什么人比一个女将军更适合充当那些男性军人的替罪羊了。”

　　据悉，在虐囚丑闻曝光后，美国总统布什发布命令，卡尔平斯基从准将被降级到了上校，并被解除了职务。低级军官和士兵们也受到了惩罚。

　　卡尔平斯基今年54岁，来自新泽西州。她在自传中描述了自己是怎样在美国军队中不断升职，并成为了“第一个在战区指挥士兵的女将军”。

　　驻伊美军对伊拉克囚犯进行性虐待的照片被曝光后，在全世界尤其是伊斯兰社会引起了轩然大波。而卡尔平斯基在自传说，此前她对虐待囚犯“毫无概念”。（赫然）US-Iraq-prisonerssched 11-17 0611 Ex-commander of Abu Ghraibprison says she was ascapegoatby Jerome BernardWASHINGTON, Nov 17(AFP) - The former UScommander of Abu Ghraib prisonsays that shewas held up unfairly asa scapegoat by male warriors but therealblame for the abusescandal rests with military leaders and theWhiteHouse.In her newlyreleased autobiography One Womans Army:The CommandingGeneral ofAbu Ghraib Tells Her Story, JanisKarpinski recounts her side ofascandal that led to her demotionand prompted international outrageover themistreatment of Iraqidetainees at the US military-runprison.While accepting her shareof the responsibility for some ofwhat occurredwhen she presidedover military police across Iraq,Karpinski says the abusesat AbuGhraib were not the work of a fewwayward soldiers and theirfemaleleader.They were the result ofconflicting orders andconfused standardsextending from the militarycommanders in Iraqall the way to the summit ofcivilian leadershipin Washington, shewrites.While other senior army officers have yetto be prosecutedor demoted,Karpinski said the male-dominatedmilitary quicklypinned blame on her afterthe scandal erupted in2004.When thingswent wrong at Abu Ghraib prison, nobody stood outas amoreconvenient target than the female general who looked so outofplace from theperspective of all those male warriors,shewrites.On the order of President George W. Bush, Karpinskiwaslater demoted fromthe rank of brigadier general to colonel.Lowerranking officers and soldiershave been punished as well.Bornto anaffluent family in New Jersey, the 54-year oldKarpinskirecountshow she rose up the army ranks and was sent toIraq as thefirstfemale general ever to command soldiers in acombatzone.Notorious photographs of US soldiers sexuallyhumiliatingIraqi prisonersshocked the world and damaged the USimage,particularly in the Islamic world.Human centers groups haveaccusedWashington of turning a blind eye to similarabuses ofdetainees inAfghanistan and at the Guantanamo Bay detentioncamp.Karpinskiwrites that she had no idea of the brewing scandaluntil shelearnedin a brief e-mail that proof of abuse from aninternalinvestigationwould be presented to the commander of UStroops inIraq.Prisoner abuse? Photographs? An aide looked at meclosely andsaid,Maam, are you okay?, she writes.I had lostcolor, and hethought I was about to keel over.According to herbook, it was thefirst time she had heard about possibleabuses atAbu Ghraib and thefirst time she had heard about theinternalinvestigation.Ten dayslater, she met General RichardSanchez, then commander of USforcesin Iraq, and she remains bitterthat she was made a sacrificiallamb.Nothing sticks in my crawmore than Sanchezs comment duringour meeting.Do you have any ideawhat this will do to myArmy?There was nothing subtle about thatmessage. This was hisArmy. I wrotethis book to dispute thatclaim.Karpinski alsorecounts an anecdote about meeting SaddamHussein a weekafter theIraqi dictator was captured by USsoldiers.He was obviouslystartled to see a woman dressed forcombat with agenerals starstanding before him. Are you really ageneral? he said.Shemanaged to carry on the conversation inArabic. Saddam refusedtobelieve he had been detained by USsoldiers.No, they areSpanish soldiers, he (Saddam) said. Theywear Americanuniformswhile they are here, but they are very tough -they are fromSpain.jbe/ddl/ksbUS-Iraq-prisoners-commanderAFP170248 GMT NOV 05