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Abu Ghraib dog handler on trial The military trial of a US Army dog
handler accused of abusing inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in 2003
and 2004 has opened with jury selection. His defence team is expected to argue that his use of the dog was condoned. A senior army officer, Maj Gen Geoffrey Miller, has been ordered to testify about US interrogation policies. Sgt Cardona's lawyers say they will press him for information about a trip he made to Iraq to advise US officials on how to get better intelligence from detainees. They say that shortly after his trip, military dogs were shipped to Abu Ghraib and approved for use in interrogations. Witnesses Gen Miller will be the highest ranking officer ever to take the stand in any of the prosecutions arising from the abuse at Abu Ghraib. The prosecution however say there is no evidence to suggest that orders came to use dogs in this way.If convicted, Sgt Cardona could face up to 16 years in jail. Of the two detainees, one was an Iraqi general, the other was believed to be an al-Qaeda operative. Sgt Cardona is due to appear at a military court in Fort Meade, Maryland. Potential witnesses at his trial include former Abu Ghraib guards Ivan Frederick, Charles Graner and his wife, Megan Ambuhl - all of whom were convicted of prisoner abuse in 2004. A total of 10 US soldiers have already been found guilty of abuses at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison. ---------------------------------------------------
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