While there were several investigations into the abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the most publicized report was written by Major General Antonio M. Taguba. That report has been available on-line for a few days now even though it was originally classified. (And incidentally questions are being asked as to just why that is since it's illegal to classify information to hide illegal activity.)
But Time Magazine (via Mark Kleiman) informs us that military personnel have been instructed NOT to read the report on-line.
An email to Pentagon staff marked "URGENT IT (Information Technology) BULLETIN: Taguba Report" orders employees not to read or download the Taguba report at Fox News, on the grounds that the document is classified. It also orders them not to discuss the matter with friends or family members. The emailed memo was leaked to TIME by a senior U.S. civilian official in Baghdad, who did not hide his disdain for the "factotums" in the Pentagon. "I do wonder how incredibly stupid some people in the Pentagon are," he emailed TIME. "Not only are they drawing everyone's attention to the report ? and where it can be seen ? but attempting to muzzle people never works."
If there are any military personnel out there who are curious but don't want to disobey orders, go read Seymour Hersh. He hits all the high points anyway. Where do they think he got his material?
Seymour Hersh? The guy who is on a disinformation campaign?
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/000982.html
Hersh's contention that many of the Iraqis are innocent has been backed up by the Red Cross. That's two sources. As for the lack of action, it's the Pentagon that's guilty of that, not necessarily the lower-level officers who ordered the investigations (which no one higher up bothered to read until the pictures came out and it became a scandal).