Not Sure I Understand

The New York Times > Washington > U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May Be Homicide covers an announcement by DOD concerning investigations closed and recommended for trial or pending. Being the NYT Abu Ghraib is mentioned three times. The article has standard quotes from Human Rights groups deploring systematic American human rights abuses. Makes one wonder if the Times is looking for another award for "uncovering" a story announced by DOD. This was the case with the Abu Ghraib mess. The Times had award-winning reports (constantly) that uncovered something the military had announced months before. Any deaths or abuse should be thoroughly investigated, as they appear to be. Commanders at all levels should be held accountable for putting command emphasis on prisoner treatment to ensure it doesn't happen. But it does seem that the military is doing the right thing by investigating all instances and preferring charges where appropriate. Doesn't look like any coverup of systematic abuse to me. If it was, I wouldn't be writing this.