text: about this iaraq torture prison scadal?  was is really low echelon enlisted folk doing it? it seems like they got their marching orders from higher up in the chain of command. yes, it was enlisted personnel who did it. not necessarily "lower echelon" enlisted (a staff sergeant is already serving time), but enlisted.  i do not believe any commander would order his people to do that. i have spent far too long in the military than to know better than that. but i certainly do believe their command knew about it and condoned it.