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In the latest move whitewashing the whole prisoner abuse clusterfuck, Bush has signed the papers demoting the administration fallguy, Brig. Gen. Janice Karpinski.

Army Reserve Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski will be reduced to the rank of colonel as a result of an Army Inspector General investigation into a scandal that tarnished the United States' reputation abroad and set in motion a string of high-level inquiries.

In a statement released Thursday, the Army said Karpinski was guilty of dereliction of duty and shoplifting. Investigators did not substantiate allegations that she made a false statement to an investigating team and failed to obey a lawful order.

Karpinski was relieved of command of the 800th Military Police Brigade on April 8.

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The Army also announced that three senior officers serving in Iraq at the time were cleared of wrongdoing related to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib.

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Maj. Gen. Walter Wojdakowski and Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast were found not guilty of dereliction of duty, the inspector general found.

At the time of the scandal, Sanchez commanded U.S. troops in Iraq. Wojdakowski was his deputy, and Fast was the top intelligence officer.

Which leads me to our question, which by way of introduction, has something to do with the fact that Bush, who with his top brass have not only fucked up Iraq but basically the whole world, is signing papers demoting an Army reserve General.

Our question: When Bush is through with irony, will anything be left of the poor thing?