Ex-wife recalls her life with Abu Ghraib abuser ("my Hannibal Lecter")

[Barrett808]

One night, Staci Morris awoke to find then husband Charles Graner holding a large knife to her throat and openly pondering whether to kill her. In subsequent days, he pretended nothing had happened.

"He's like my Hannibal Lecter, he really is. He's the monster in my life," said Morris, who has two teenage children from her 10-year marriage with Graner, the central figure in the Abu Ghraib abuse of Iraqi prisoners.

Graner's unpredictability helped undo a plea bargain deal this week for Lynndie England, a fellow reservist and ex-lover with whom he has an infant son.

Subpoenaed but not called to testify, Morris described England's reaction and her own sometimes bizarre life with Graner in an interview after the case collapsed on Wednesday.

"He screws up everything, doesn't he?" a disappointed England told Morris about Graner after the judge ruled that trial would have to start from scratch in the future.

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[dhinojosa]

1. I bet this guy is suffering from "Fight Club" syndrome....

if you haven't seen the movie....watch it!

[bahrbearian]

12. Yes, the Ist rule of fight club is......?

[dhinojosa]

15. Shhhh. Your not supposed to talk about it

[Verve]

2. The media will now focus on this instead of focusing on

the higher ups, such as Rumsfeld, who probably ordered them to do it. There is always a scapegoat at the bottom of the totem pole.

[TahitiNut]

5. And their focus will cause other grunts to clam up.

The selection of junior enlisted personnel as fall-guys for this debacle serves the fascist agenda ... causing anyone remotely involved at the lower levels to clam up.

[Roland99]

7. The media is focused on the first rule of Fight Club

Don't talk about Fight Club.

[central scrutinizer]

3. so what if he is a psycho

the recruiters have to fill their quotas and he is a carbon based life form capable of signing the form.

[MountainLaurel]

4. How soon

Until the U.S. starts to empty the prisons to fill the ranks?

Oh wait, they already have. Somewhere here a few weeks ago, an article was posted about an urban gang member known for his skills in murder who was having a gay ol' time in Iraq after being recruited.

[eissa]

6. It's happening

A friend of mine has a husband who works with troubled teens (in prison or group homes). He and his colleagues always recommend that these kids sign up for military duty upon release -- says many are hopeless causes who couldn't make it on the outside.

[DS1]

8. Eh, he's probably getting a daily ass kicking in the clink

:-)

I hope it's thorough.

[Chi]

9. He prolly forged the Gonzales memo, and brought all the dogs to Iraq, too.

:evilgrin:

[ernstbass]

10. He always has that goofy grin

and I'd like to wipe it off his face! I can't believe he married another soldier implicated in the abuse! I'm glad those poor teenage children are away from him.

[bpilgrim]

11. the neoCONs don't want anyone to believe they were ordered to do this...

her trial would have given them that cover story but it looks like the judge ain't goin along.

that's aight, they got plenty of other judges

peace

[grytpype]

13. Well, England had his love child...

a very likely Repug candidate for President in 50 years.

[NNN0LHI]

14. This guy won't even be on the sex offender list when he is released either

Comforting thought, ain't it?

Don