But ensuring that "justice is done," as US Secretary of State Colin Powell promised, means that judgment must not stop at the low-ranking soldiers who were foolish enough to pose for demented snapshots. More importantly, the abuses in Iraq demand careful scrutiny of detention practices not only there, but in our own communities as well.
通过一阵慌乱的调查，美国现在试图找出阿布革勒布虐囚惨剧背后的原因。但要确保如国务卿柯林•鲍威尔所承诺的那样让"正义得到伸张"，就意味着对事实的判断不能只停留在那些愚蠢的、任人拍照的低军衔的士兵身上。更为重要的是，发生在伊拉克的虐囚行为需要我们不仅对当地，还要对本国的拘押惯例进行仔细的审查。