Army Demotes General Over Abu Ghraib Abuses

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WASHINGTON - In the first disciplinary action against a senior officer in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, the Army said Thursday it has demoted Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, whose Army Reserve unit was in charge of the prison compound during the period of abuse.

The Army also said it cleared three other, more senior generals of wrongdoing in the prisoner abuse cases, actions that had been previously reported but not publicly confirmed by the Army.

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Army Demotes General Over Abu Ghraib Abuses

That means Karpinski, a native of Rahway, is the only general to...

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