Gen. Janis Karpinski has been busted to colonel but not because of Abu Ghraib. According to an article by Lee Worden, the Army’s report says specifically:

“Though Brig. Gen. Karpinski’s performance of duty was found to be seriously lacking,” the summary said, “the investigation team determined that no action or lack of action on her part contributed specifically to the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib.”

So, somehow a woman has taken the fall in way that enables us to continue to deny systemic responsibility. If Kafka hadn’t died so young, he would have had the opportunity to die laughing.

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