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Monday, December 1, 2008 12:00 AM

Sympathy for Charles Graner

No one from the Bush administration has been held accountable for torture. But the guard from Abu Ghraib prison is still behind bars, and his family wants to know why.

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  • Monday, December 1, 2008 04:29 PM

    I never thought...

    ... I would agree with Elephantman about anything, but surely if Graner was directly ordered to do the things he did, then even if he was not allowed to mention the names of the seniors from who he received orders at his trial, he would be now have been able to give their names to his parents--whom he has been able to speak to. But he hasn't.

    Anyone who has ever worked with prisoners knows that they are ALL innocent. Every single one has been framed, or at the very least overcharged.

    I seriously doubt that Graner has got, say, 30 days in solitary confinement for miscounting his magazines. There must be more to it.

    Of course Bush, Rumsfeld, and Chaney still need to be brought to trial, but that is a separate issue.

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