Publication Date:
Sat, 2004-07-03 03:00
WASHINGTON, 3 July 2004 — One in two Americans believe Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was aware of the abuse perpetrated by US soldiers against Iraqi prisoners, according to an opinion poll released Thursday.
The Harris Poll showed that 29 percent of the 2,136 adults interviewed between June 10-16 thought Rumsfeld did not know about the abuse before it was reported in the media.
As for President George W. Bush, 47 percent said he was not aware of the abuse, one in three thought he knew, and 22 percent were not sure. A majority of those questioned — 77 percent — said mid-level army officers were aware of the abuse and 62 percent said army generals knew about it.
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