Reacting to a new report detailing how the military's investigation of torture-related deaths has been lax (which isn't really news):
The Pentagon said it conscientiously investigates such deaths.
"Some 250 people have been punished in one way or another," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said last month of the abuse cases.
How conscientious exactly? From A.P.:
When asked Wednesday for a status report on investigations and prosecutions in individual cases of abuse, the Pentagon said it could not offer a comprehensive compilation because the information was too scattered.
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