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Douglas Jay Feith (born July 16, 1953 in Philadelphia, PA), was the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under the George W. Bush administration from July 2001 to August 8, 2005. Douglas Feith's father, Dalck Feith, was a Holocaust survivor who lost his parents and seven siblings during the Holocaust. Douglas Feith has drawn criticism for his anti-Oslo Accords and anti-Camp David Accords stance.
Abu Ghraib
Douglas J. Feith's office was responsible for the oversight of military prisons including Abu Ghraib. And it turns out that Feith himself created the policy of ignoring the Geneva Conventions against torture. Nevertheless, Secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld defended Feith's decision in August 2004 when he told the press that Feith is "a rare talent. He is one of the intellectual leaders in the administration" and "without question one of the most brilliant individuals in government."