Rumsfeld's right-handman revealed

Counterpunch, a blog by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair posted an excerpt from the latter's book Grand Theft Pentagon, detailing the role of Pentagon under-secretary named Stephen Cambone.

St. Clair calls him "Rumsfeld's Enforcer" and details his role in the Gitmoization of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He alleges:

Aside from guarding Rumsfeld from assaults from within the Pentagon, Cambone's main role seems to be cutting through red tape and bothersome codes of conduct, such as the Geneva Conventions, to institute legally questionable policies. Take the treatment of Iraqi prisoners. The orders to soften up Iraqi prisoners for intelligence interrogators (both military and private contractors) came directly from Cambone's office.