Trial Begins for Former Abu Ghraib Officer
Monday, Lt. Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan goes on trial at Ft. Meade for his role in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. He is the only officer charged. His claim to fame? According to the charges against him, he approved the use of dogs and nudity to intimidate the prisoners.
If convicted on all counts, Jordan faces 16 1/2 years in prison.
It's not just cooperators testifying against him. Maj. Gen. George R. Fay who investigated the abuses and wrote a report found:
Jordan's tacit approval of violence during a weapons search on Nov. 24, 2003, "set the stage for the abuses that followed for days afterward."
Jordan has a two-fold defense.
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