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Monday, December 1, 2008 05:00 AM
Original article: Sympathy for Charles Graner

Not the Whole Story

Why is Charles Graner's full story missing from this article? Yes, others should be prosecuted, but journalism 101 mandates that you include a few key sentences about your subject's background.

For instance: Graner's first wife accused him of abusing her and their children - three times, causing a judge to issue a protection order.

Charles Graner is the father of Lynndie England's baby, apparently conceived at Abu Ghraib amid the horrific scenes that Graner was photographing and telling his parents about - who according to the Salon article itself did nothing when informed about what was going on at Abu Ghraib - unlike Army Spc. Joseph Darby, the whistle blower whose life was destroyed for coming forward.

The entire Graner family seems to have no regrets about their behavior during Abu Ghraib, and going public with a Christmas plea makes them all the more disturbing.

But so is this weird and simple-minded article, utterly devoid of context.

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