Seymour Hersh: 'Amazing' collapse of Army prison system: "[Army investigator Taguba found] the problems were systemic, endemic throughout the command structure... one of the findings he makes is not only that were the civilians [mercenaries] in charge -- and he makes it clear, as awful and dumb as the kids were, the six or seven kids that are going to be charged for photographing it -- they were not -- they were being directed. They were being told what do and told it was OK."

Seymour Hersh: 'Amazing' collapse of Army prison system: "[Army investigator Taguba found] the problems were systemic, endemic throughout the command structure... one of the findings he makes is not only that were the civilians [mercenaries] in charge -- and he makes it clear, as awful and dumb as the kids were, the six or seven kids that are going to be charged for photographing it -- they were not -- they were being directed. They were being told what do and told it was OK."