History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2412 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Abu Ghraib
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The idea
From late two thousand three to early two thousand four, prisoners held by American troops at Abu Ghraib in Iraq were tortured and humiliated, the anchor records.
In practice
Photographs of the abuse, which the anchor says surfaced months before the two thousand four election.
Where people slip
Kerry, the Yawp says, attacked Bush over the abuse and the missing weapons.
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