In a new ABC story, a Marine has testified under oath to rthe existence of serious abuses at Gitmo. ABC reports:
“In a sworn affidavit filed with the Pentagon Inspector General, Sgt. Cerveny says she met several Navy prison guards at a club on the base where, over drinks, they described harsh physical abuse.

“‘One sailor specifically said, “I took the detainee by the head and smashed his head into the cell door,”‘” Sgt. Cerveny tells ABC News in an exclusive interview.

“She says she was ‘shocked’ to hear several guards from different parts of the camp speak openly of mistreating prisoners.”

The ABC account reports “Sgt. Cerveny says, in the end, she felt a duty to report what she heard, even if she might be accused of betraying the ranks. ‘What it comes down to for me, morals and simple rights and wrongs. And I don’t think a uniform changes that.'”

Sgt. Cerveny demonstrates uncommon integrity and moral strength, dwarfing that of Pres. Bush, “Christian” Right leaders, a majority of US Congressmen and Senators, and the many US citizens who still support the Republican Party’s staying in office.

With thanks to Americablog for the tip.

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