Rumsfeld Testifies to House and Senate Panels
Listen: Hear Rumsfeld's and Myers' Testimony Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Appearing on Capitol Hill Friday before both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld took responsibility for what he called breakdowns in the military that resulted in abuse of prisoners in Iraq. He added he wished he had told members of Congress sooner about pictures of prisoner abuse -- but he said his department had initiated proper procedures to deal with those responsible. NPR's David Welna reports.
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