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Analysis: Unanswered Questions of Iraq Prison Abuse

By Mike Shuster
Published May 20, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT

The Iraqi prison abuse crisis is not going away -- much is known about the scandal, but there are lingering questions over whether the abuse was perpetrated by renegade soldiers or authorized by the chain of command. NPR's Mike Shuster looks at the scandal, the contradictions and unanswered questions.

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Mike Shuster
Mike Shuster is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent and roving foreign correspondent for NPR News. He is based at NPR West, in Culver City, CA. When not traveling outside the U.S., Shuster covers issues of nuclear non-proliferation and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the Pacific Rim.
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