This statement by Major General Walter Wojdakowski described Abu Ghraib prison environment and general roles of Sanchez, Karpinski and Pappas. There is no specific mention of abuse, and the document is very difficult to read due to poor image quality.
SWORN STATEMENT
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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
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AUTHORITY: inforreati,NIrtikei Lk. aer.....notti,
enfo:.::.imen 1 i:rftic.ir: with
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PRINCIPAL PURPOSE: -r ..•,1 ¦ .¦ 171t rt.
an iidlox;.hAlfaiternvie n -,oa ns icIentification ;t.) faeiiiiate it social ,octinti; hLirnbor IS titi , :d i":! ,1....ROUTINE USES:
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fin all detention iaciliities in lrt.,t!. Sint.
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,r);(33nti ii.ulliority trit.:1 forces made available ftir taski%. iiiinhe.:.i.s.
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ISA fi. 'initiate thrze times a week with eommanciers 1 intilucc;e.enarint. tirilyaeics in C '.1 . 1T -7 ii.iy I. 'Henn ei Taunt -HI Saieilli.i (TC-ghtly AC.SAT iipdieue wi'll In.
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icieased 1Ic nave nplicii tositueition,
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ae"'STATEMENT (C,rmtirtoaa') ()rclerit. );es. FRAGOS Wc1:: complete briefing:: to our Commander. We would disiributc changes through Fragmentary
pertinent Jinbrmatini.classified to protect and control information flow. but they were written for commanders who could extract
I did knim jhU1::
and pass on•to their soldiers. The 1;RACI0S were not wnttcn to be distributed directly to every sodier. yes. oine prisoners who were getting to Ahu Ghrnih withom the proper taming and screening being accomplished by our inrwari
mitts. We had to tolerate some of this because. giver. it choice. we knew it wail better mi sort out detainees at our central
We knew we had some challenges in the iictitirirr: than forward in hostili area whet e people were routinel);
us places throtign CENTCOM and the Army. We requested more Inicrie , ,ar ii and that is why we requested assistartcc from earic ,,
.-{11MINT suppdrt. The CO I believe expressed this shortayr. to Me Arrny ;Jed I know the C2, BC, FT did as.
Intt•rtireters iuid 1
COI., PAPPAS never came to me ami toid me he euuhin t de the ph due to his personnel sharta.ges. bot we continuovy wcrlied
to mc aiynit DeTS:',1111et shortattn and we redsirihnien
personnel in the best possible way. BC }ARPIN:Ski did complain
peisonnel within C3 IF/ to ifthiress iier concerns '[he MV; !till to relocate some detainees to CAMP BUCCA, to testier,
c'wuuI had s in it it:y discussion. about the risks when
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overcrowding and WI , seaS ¦ 1(11:1!lriTt:
ares: of dr mission. Subordinate stait ollicets and commanders provided specifies on the criteria reintitti
couttil, riot know the exackinterviewine requirements
Lvirs in any
timttn!ti the ("2 sail I de,
ttne:ILT::tc:rs
hire ei.tritractors and hr
I t,iit 'etc nu; corn:mitt:tiers zu,o primary staff toid file a coriiractiT ;I itc ,'sti..2 ..• J!. ;.i nit to.: I 'Iii not have th Ric
or G.:inn-actors.
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V.(A1:11! in a detention facility, hut I did heat about i; ft. ri
C.x con::errini?: en t )(3A :".:curring
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:0th vas told An lilv ,,sug;tii;,n was in':
krif..vd( 0I [ wiss foc.i.lsccl on CrIT-7 operations iuml did ant flak:. tilL'
scant-m , a Transfer of Authonty was cormiticted betweek I it
0 ,.•:i ,.;1":zp wrrs; 31-..out mv uge1lon 171 (Jr I February.
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ii inc CiTF-7 Command Group. neither invscilt Vi ),TC,
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eun N.iv, wz1;imil it 'The iliitreatrtierit of any Jet:um:L. And, we quietly and force funk; !tis.'et:Ii ...".. ateLl :my ar,J
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