Turture and abuse orders did come from the above

The top US general in Iraq authorised interrogation techniques including the use of dogs, stress positions and disorientation, a memo has shown...
...The September 2003 document is signed by the then commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen Ricardo Sanchez...
...Army investigations have generally found that, where proven, abuses were not the result of policy set by senior leaders.

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