Some things change...

...some don't.

The Stakeholder takes a look at what we knew about Abu Grahib then...

"Did senior officials order torture? We know of two relevant cases so far. One was Mr. Rumsfeld's December 2002 authorization of the use of techniques including hooding, nudity, stress positions, "fear of dogs" and physical contact with prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay base. A second was the distribution in September 2003 by the office of the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez, of an interrogation policy that included these techniques as well as others, among them sleep and dietary manipulation."

-- Washington Post editorial, June 21, 2004

...and now...

"Several abuses in particular are highlighted by the two reports released last week: the use of dogs to frighten detainees, the repeated stripping of detainees, and the use of extended isolation and sensory deprivation. Each clearly violated Army rules and violated Geneva Conventions that protect civilians under military occupation from threats of violence, isolation from visits by the Red Cross, and humiliating and degrading treatment, the Army report said."

-- Washington Post, August 30, 2004

...and shines a little light down the memory hole with a graphic gallery of the results of the Rumsfeld/Sanchez prisoner policy.

The DCCC has lots to talk about and lots to do, but kudos to Jesse for not letting this story die.