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Graner Sentenced to 10 Years for Abu Ghraib Abuse

NPR | By Jackie Northam,
Jennifer Ludden
Published January 15, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Military jurors sentence Army Spc. Charles Graner to 10 years in prison for his role in abuse of inmates at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. He was convicted Friday of multiple counts of abuse. Graner testifed Saturday that he was ordered to "soften up" detainees for interrogators. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and NPR's Jackie Northam.

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