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Wide of Committee hearing2. Donald Rumsfeld being sworn in3. Mid shot Committee hearing4. Military staff taking notes5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary:\"In recent days there has been a good deal of...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Wide of Committee hearing\u003cbr/\u003e2. Donald Rumsfeld being sworn in\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid shot Committee hearing\u003cbr/\u003e4. Military staff taking notes\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary:\u003cbr/\u003e\"In recent days there has been a good deal of discussion for who bears responsibility for the terrible activities that took place at Abu Ghraib.  These events occurred on my watch as Secretary of Defence. I am accountable for them and I take full responsibility.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide of hearing\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I feel terrible for what happened to these Iraqi detainees. They are human beings. They were in US custody, and our country had an obligation to treat them right. We didn''t, and that was wrong.  So to those Iraqis who were mistreated by members of the US armed services I offer my deepest apology.  It was inconsistent with the values of our nation, it was inconsistent with the teachings of the military to the men and women of the armed forces and it was certainly, fundamentally, un-American.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Protesters disrupt the hearing\u003cbr/\u003e9. Protesters wearing shirts shouting \"Fire Rumsfeld\" and waving signs\u003cbr/\u003e10. Committee calling to order\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Let me be clear: I failed to recognise how important it was to elevate such a matter to the highest levels - including the President and the members of Congress. I''m seeking a way to provide appropriate compensation to those detainees who suffered such grievous and brutal abuse and cruelty at the hands of a few members of the United States armed forces.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Wide of panel\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Do you have the ability in your opinion to come to Capitol Hill and carry the message and carry the water for the Department of Defence?\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Audience listening\u003cbr/\u003e15. Donald Rumsfeld and Myers from behind\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Defence Secretary:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The issue is: can I be effective in assisting them in their important task. And needless to say, if I felt that I could not be effective, I would resign in a minute. (Pauses) I would not resign just because people try to make a political issue of it.\" \u003cbr/\u003e17. Wide shot of US Capitol building\u003cbr/\u003e18. Capitol dome\u003cbr/\u003e19. US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld walking to seat\u003cbr/\u003e20. Rumsfeld standing in front of table\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Representative Ike Skelton, Democrat, Missouri \u003cbr/\u003e\"Is there anything else that we ought to know, that we won''t be surprised with?\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Photographers\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence \u003cbr/\u003e\"The answer to your question is that there is more. I indicated in my remarks there are more photographs, there are videos, there are a series of investigations under way, there are criminal prosecutions. And just without any question there will be more coming out, and there will be surprises.\"\u003cbr/\u003e24. Army aide listening to testimony\u003cbr/\u003e25. Congressmen attending hearing\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Senator Ted Kennedy, Democrat, Massachusetts:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the President of the United States should fire Secretary Rumsfeld. I think we need a new beginning, I think we need a new Secretary of Defence.\"\u003cbr/\u003e27. Reporters\u003cbr/\u003eThe embattled US Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Friday offered his \"deepest apology\" to Iraqi prisoners abused by sadistic military personnel and warned that videos and photos yet to come could further inflame worldwide outrage.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It''s going to get a good deal more terrible, I''m afraid,\" he said glumly in congressional testimony televised on Friday throughout the Arab world as well as in the United States.\u003cbr/\u003eReferring to photos of sexual and physical abuse that have drawn worldwide condemnation, Rumsfeld warned there are \"a lot more\u003cbr/\u003ephotographs and videos\" that haven''t yet been seen.\u003cbr/\u003eHe said the Iraqis who were mistreated will receive compensation.\u003cbr/\u003eOne week after shocking photos appeared showing prisoners subjected to sexual humiliation, Rumsfeld said the treatment was\u003cbr/\u003e\"inconsistent with the values of our nation. It was inconsistent with the teachings of the military ... and it was certainly fundamentally un-American\" he said.\u003cbr/\u003eDuring a total of six hours of testimony in the Senate and House, Rumsfeld sought to repair the damage done to American prestige aboard, to ease the anger of lawmakers caught off guard by the uproar and to shore up support for his own job among key members of Congress.\u003cbr/\u003eHe said bluntly, \"These events occurred on my watch. As Secretary of Defence, I am accountable for them. I take full responsibility.\"\u003cbr/\u003eRumsfeld, one of the architects of the invasion of Iraq, said he \"would resign in a minute\" if he thought he could not be effective. \u003cbr/\u003eBut the leading neo-conservative brushed aside Democratic calls to step down, saying, \"I would not resign simply because people try to make a political issue out of it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe Defence Secretary said those involved in the abuse would be brought to justice regardless of rank.\u003cbr/\u003eIn addition to the known abuse cases and at least 25 prisoner deaths already reported, acting Army Secretary Les Brownlee said the Army is investigating 42 potential cases of misconduct against civilians that occurred outside prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and nearby countries.\u003cbr/\u003eFriday''s criticism was pointed at times. The Michigan Senator Carl Levin (Democrat)  noted with \"deep dismay\" that Rumsfeld and General Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, had briefed lawmakers about Iraq in a classified session last week but did not mention the major story the government knew was about to break in the news media.\u003cbr/\u003eConsultation with Congress \"is not supposed to be an option but a long-standing and fundamental responsibility\" of administration\u003cbr/\u003eofficials, Levin lectured Rumsfeld.\u003cbr/\u003eBut key Republicans closed ranks behind him after his testimony. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said he wanted Rumsfeld to stay, as did Senator John Warner (Viriginia).\u003cbr/\u003eRumsfeld repeatedly told members of Congress he and President Bush were \"blindsided\" by the photos that were made public in a CBS broadcast last week.\u003cbr/\u003eBush, traveling in Iowa and Wisconsin, telephoned Rumsfeld before flying home to tell him he \"did a really good job\" in his testimony, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.\u003cbr/\u003eBut the veteran Democrat Senator Edward Kennedy, was not impressed.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the President of the United States should fire Secretary Rumsfeld. 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