Articles by Steven Miles

Abu Ghraib's Stain on Military Medicine

Loaded on April 15, 2005 by Steven Miles published in Prison Legal News April, 2005, page 1

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Medical Misconduct, Political Prisoners, Medical, Injury -- Misc., Medical Records, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Dogs, Burning, International Law, Prisoners-International, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Military Prisons. Locations: Afghanistan, Iraq, United States of America.

by Steven H. Miles, MD

This article examines the relationship of military medical personnel to abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib and other detention centers in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. It is based on testimony before the US Senate and House, 1,2 US government policy documents,3-7 US armed forces' ...