Janis Karpinski Quotes

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us. It was a responsibility of the CPA, with contractors, to set up a training program.

- Janis Karpinski

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Time | July | Iraqi | Corrections | Officers |

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[Karpinski tried to get information, but] nobody knew anything, nobody - at least, that's what they were claiming. The Company Commander, Captain Reese, was tearful in my office and repeatedly told me he knew nothing about it, knew nothing about it... Captain Reese said that not only did he know about it, but he was told not to report it to his chain of command, and he was told that by Colonel Pappas. And he claimed that he saw General Sanchez out there on several occasions witnessing the torture of some of the security detainees. - Janis Karpinski

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us. It was a responsibility of the CPA, with contractors, to set up a training program. - Janis Karpinski

Thankfully we don't have any report but that might be as simple as soldiers being told what they can say to the media and what they can't say to the media. - Janis Karpinski