SHOCKING AND AWFUL.

Reports on the challenges facing occupation forces in Iraq following the release of pictures depicting U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees in Abu Ghraib prison. Claim that Iraqis are becoming more opposed to the occupation with each passing week; Description of the photographs; Argument that the abuses are the product of inadequate training and oversight, and a fundamental breakdown of leadership among occupation forces in Iraq; Reactions of President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the scandal; Report on efforts by U.S. troops to contain Iraq insurgents; Discussion of efforts led by UN envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to create a plan for the transition of sovereignty to an Iraqi government on June 30; Claim that manpower shortages could further jeopardize the occupation; Comment by Douglas Feith, under secretary for defense policy, on the Bush administration's commitment to staying in Iraq.