The Lucifer Effect
finement Facility at Mannheim, Germany, the Provost Marshal General of
the Army, or the US Army Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. . . .
This investigation indicates that BG Karpinski and her staff did a poor
job allocating resources throughout the Iraq JOA [Joint Operations Area].
Abu Ghraib (BCCF [Baghdad Central Confinement Facility]) normally
housed between 6 0 0 0 and 7 0 0 0 detainees, yet it was operated by only one
battalion. In contrast, the HVD [High Visibility Detainees] Facility main-
tains only about 1 0 0 detainees, and is also run by an entire b a t t a l i o n . . . .
In addition to being severely undermanned, the quality of life for Sol-
diers assigned to Abu Ghraib (BCCF) was extremely poor. There was no
DFAC [dining facility], PX [post exchange], barbershop, or MWR [morale,
welfare, and recreation] facilities. There were numerous mortar attacks,
random rifle and RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] attacks, and a serious
threat to Soldiers and detainees in the facility. The prison complex was also
severely overcrowded and the Brigade lacked adequate resources and per-
sonnel to resolve serious logistical problems. Finally, because of past asso-
ciations and familiarity of Soldiers within the Brigade, it appears that
friendship often took precedence over appropriate leader and subordinate
relationships.
Taguba Targets Derelict, Deficient Commanders
One of the exceptional features of General Taguba's report, compared with all the
other investigations into the Abu Ghraib abuses, is its willingness to identify the
commanders who failed to exercise their military leadership—and who deserve
some form of military punishment. It is worth our time to lay out some of the rea-
sons that the general targeted many military leaders for their roles in creating a
command that was a mockery rather than a model of military leadership. These
were the leaders who were supposed to provide the disciplinary structure for the
hapless MPs:
With respect to the 8 0 0 t h MP Brigade mission at Abu Ghraib (BCCF), I
find that there was clear friction and lack of effective communication be-
tween the Commander, 2 0 5 t h MI Brigade, who controlled FOB [Forward
Operations Base] Abu Ghraib (BCCF) after 19 November 2 0 0 3 , and the
Commander, 8 0 0 t h MP Brigade, who controlled detainee operations in-
side the FOB. There was no clear delineation of responsibility between
commands, little coordination at the command level, and no integration
of the two functions. Coordination occurred at the lowest possible levels
with little oversight by c o m m a n d e r s . . . .
The 3 2 0 t h MP Battalion was stigmatized as a unit due to previous de-
tainee abuse which occurred in May 2 0 0 3 at the Bucca Theater Intern-
ment Facility (TIF), while under the command of LTC (P) Phillabaum.
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