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I remember during Graner's trial some shrink's report or his ex-girlfriend's testimony that Graner was charismatic and manipulative. Benjamin's report confirms that Graner is very good at this and that Benjamin doesn't even realize he is being used. One of the most common defenses of a perp(etrator) is to shift and act the victim. Another is "I was only following orders," the war criminal's version of "he made me do it!"
You can add sociopathic to Graner's character description. Sitting on Santa Claus' lap and having parents who love you and stand by you are not proof of being an innocent victim of circumstances.
That being said, everyone up the chain of command, including Bush 43, should be prosecuted and jailed for war crimes. I'd like to see jail sentences imposed with the longest being reserved for those at the top, including the attorneys, such as John Yu, who subverted the Constitution with their written opinions.
You can be sure that if the U.S. Justice system doesn't do it, someone will petition the World Court to do it.
