Lawyers Say the Darndest Things

Jesse Walker | January 11, 2005

Charles Graner is a soldier on trial for abuses at Abu Ghraib. I didn't think anyone could outdo the Limbaugh defense, but...

Defence attorney Guy Womack insisted a tether is a "valid tool", and denied that the photos depicted real abuse.

He compared pictures of naked Iraqi prisoners in a human pyramid to cheerleaders at US sports events, who form pyramids "all over America".