[originaltext] President Bush has strongly denounced photos showing the humil

President Bush has strongly denounced photos showing the humiliating treatment of some prisoners by American soldiers in Iraq. The president told Arabic language television the actions are abhorrent and Americans are just as appalled about the incident as Ireqis.
   The Bush administration spent another day Wednesday trying to contain the damage caused by the abuse, which the Army said may not have been an isolated incident. "It’s a matter that reflects badly on my country," he said.
   President Bush, appearing on the Duhai-based al-Arabiya television, expressing sorrow, but no apology, for the photographs of naked Iraqi prisoners being forced to simulate sex acts as smiling American soldiers looked on. "The practices that took place in that prison are abhorrent and they don’t represent America," he said.
   It is far from certain whether his comments can stem what has been a tide of Arab anger over the abuse that has led to criminal charges against six American soldiers and reprimands against at least six more. David Gergen served as a communications advisor to four American presidents.