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Janis Karpinski

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JANIS KARPINSKI There was no coordination with me or Colonel Pappas. There was no discussion about chain of command.
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JANIS KARPINSKI [The first time Karpinski got any clarification about the photographs was January 23, 2004. The crim...
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JANIS KARPINSKI was told by Colonel Warren, the JAG officer for General Sanchez, that they weren't assigned to me, t...
JANIS KARPINSKI We haven't dealt very effectively with those photographs or what they indicated,
JANIS KARPINSKI I've never spoken to any of them,
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JANIS KARPINSKI We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance to admit tha...
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