At the Bush White House the fish rotted from the head down, but what about those just following orders ?
New revelations make it clearer that orders making “harsh” treatment the standard operating procedure came from the fishes head.
Specialist Charles Graner ,Specialist Lynndie England and other low level individuals who faced prosecution were Staff Sergeant Ivan Frederick, Specialist Charles Graner, Sergeant Javal Davis, Specialist Megan Ambuhl, Specialist Sabrina Harman, and Private Jeremy Sivits.
Senate report vindicates soldiers prosecuted over Abu Ghraib abuses, says lawyer
• Lawyer for Charles Graner to seek presidential pardon
A newly unclassified Senate report on the US government's treatment of terrorism suspects vindicates enlisted soldiers prosecuted for the abuse of inmates Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, a lawyer for one of the soldiers and a US senator said today.
Texas-based lawyer Guy Womack, who defended specialist Charles Graner, said he plans to seek a presidential pardon for his client. Graner was in 2005 sentenced to 10 years in a military prison on charges of conspiracy, dereliction of duty, maltreatment of detainees and other counts.
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