Howard govt facing crisis over prison abuses

AFTER admitting that it has misled the Australian Parliament, the Howard government is now faced with what must be an integrity crisis. 

If it wants the public to believe that it has been telling the truth about when it knew of the alleged prison abuses by some US soldiers in Iraq, it seems logical that Major George O’Kane of the Australian Army, who has received the Red Cross document of concerns, be allowed to appear before the Senate committee for questioning.