BAGHDAD - A special committee set up by Iraq's prime minister on Thursday began an investigation into allegations of widespread abuse and torture in Iraq's prisons, which is threatening to become a major issue ahead of Jan. 30 national elections...

 

Al-Maliki made the decision late Wednesday to form the eight-member committee, composed of representatives from the government's security ministries as well as human rights and judicial agencies, according to a spokesman.

The panel has two weeks to report back to him with its conclusion, Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said.

Two weeks???  Wow, we can't even get our leader to set up a panel of investigators and we KNOW there was illegal abuse.  It's been 5 months already and yet the AG report is not finished.

Perhaps the Obama administration should take a lesson from Iraq?