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January 15, 2005
Graner 'followed military, civilian orders'
The official Bush administration line is: Abu Ghraib was perpetrated by a few bad apples.
That's not what Spc. Charles Graner said on the stand today. The AP:
He said he initially resisted pressure to mistreat prisoners, but his Army superiors made it clear to him that he was expected to obey the commands of the military and civilian intelligence agents who ran his part of Abu Ghraib.
Graner said a lieutenant in his unit told him: "If (military intelligence) asks you to do this, it needs to be done. They're in charge, follow their orders." (emphasis added)
That's right. Follow their orders or else because they just got a "mandate" and have plenty of protective "political capital".
Posted By Bob Cesca | January 15, 2005 2:56 PM | DIGG ME!
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Soooo, now this asshole's word is worth anything? Good god, I'd trust Bill over at Faux anyday before THIS asshole. Note the pic.
(not saying it didnt happen that way, just saying that I'm not using him as a source for anything)
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at January 15, 2005 5:08 PM
I'm not defending this guy. The point is that his statements confirm the content of declassified memorandums from the Pentagon and White House indicating the torture and abuses WEREN'T just the result of "a few bad apples".
Posted by: Bob Cesca at January 15, 2005 10:28 PM
