Something had gone terribly wrong with the U.S.-run prisons
One officer at Camp Bucca told 60 Minutes II that in 10 months on the job, he saw Karpinski there only once, for two hours.
“The Palm Sunday riot was probably the worst. My compound was the one that started the Palm Sunday riots. When they started that riot ... at one point it was me and another soldier guarding. I was watching 535 prisoners on my side,” says Canjar.
“Our other chain of command was nowhere in sight,” recalls Canjar. “We did not see them throughout the whole riot.”
"Medical care was horrible. It was a nightmare," says Girman. "My guys and myself would actually trade in our care package, what we get from home, for medical needs. I'd say, 'What you guys got?' They'd give me stuff.'"
"Medical supplies, we have tons of medical supplies," says Canjar. "Where were they?"
"And where were the medics," asks Girman. "I'm not saying they weren't there, but they would come see 10 prisoners out of 7,000. I saw stitches ... skin acutally grow over stiches on a man's head because they weren't taken out in time."
Girman and Canjar's families say they tried to bring attention to the problems at Camp Bucca.
They say they called Donald Rumsfeld's office repeatedly, and sent letters, emails and faxes to the White House, and to several senators, including Arlen Specter, Rick Santorum, Joe Lieberman and Carl Levin nearly a year ago.
The letters say that the "camps are in complete disarray with no reasonable voice of leadership..."
The letters also described the camp atmosphere "as a b-rated movie, filled with incompetence..."
The families say no one called back.
"We've already had two prisoners die...but who cares? That's two less for me to worry about."
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