Karpinski speaks out

It was only a matter of time. She's been vocal since the scandal began, and when they demoted her earlier this month, I knew we'd hear from her again.

Notice that the ABC News article calls her "Head of Abu Ghraib Prison" in the headline. She was the commander of three large US- and British-led prisons in Iraq in 2003, eight battalions, and 3400 Army reservists. When the story broke she said that the particular wing of the prison where the abuses took place was under control of military intelligence "twenty-four hours a day." She also claimed that Intelligence officials always had control of that wing and then official control of the prison was given to intelligence officials.

And of course, all of a sudden, the shop-lifting charge is mentioned. Here's Karpinski's explanation.