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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 01:05 AM

    Ten Years of That Will Kill Him Or Drive Him Mad

    And then the "proper authorities" - and those of you agreeing with their treatment of him - will become no better than he. I'm not saying let the man go, but let him serve out his time decently and with dignity. We gain nothing by taking on the sins of our moral enemies.

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