EU President Ahern raises issue of prisoner treatment with Bush: "The Taoiseach, Mr Ahern today raised the issue of the treatment of prisoners in Iraq with US President George W Bush at an hour-long meeting.
After bilateral talks with Mr Bush this morning, Mr Ahern said in a statement: 'President Bush is very much aware of the abhorrence that the people of Ireland and of Europe felt at the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by coalition forces.'



I was sick with what happened in those prisons, as were the American people


US President George W Bush




Mr Ahern said he had also reiterated the issue of the treatment of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay with the US president. He said: 'This is an area in which our views are well known to the US government.' "
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