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Mail Call: Investigating Torture.(Letter to the Editor)

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Abu Ghraib haunted readers who wrote in to congratulate us on our May 24 report on the torture scandal. "A brilliant investigation," said one. Another wondered, "How can President Bush ever regain credibility?"

The Road to Abu Ghraib

Congratulations on a brilliant piece of investigation into the shocking images coming out from Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq ("The Roots of Torture," May 24). Thanks to the cameras, we are able to see what went on behind the prison walls. Torture and abuse at Abu Ghraib are abhorrent, but not unique. Worse goes on in Israeli, Syrian and Libyan jails. You might want to focus the spotlight on the systematic abuse and inhumane ...

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