Was he lying when he said he committed war atrocities?
...or is he lying now?
Probably a little of both.
If he lied to the media and lied to Congress (as he asserted in 2001, "the words of an angry young man") then he was a traitor to his country in a time of war. He provided aid and comfort to the enemy and demoralized the troops.
If he told the truth about violating the Geneva Conventions, then he is an unindicted war criminal.
He may have claimed to have witnessed more horrific attrocities so as to clear his own name ("others did worse").
"If he lied to the media and lied to Congress (as he asserted in 2001, "the words of an angry young man") then he was a traitor to his country in a time of war. He provided aid and comfort to the enemy and demoralized the troops.
If he told the truth about violating the Geneva Conventions, then he is an unindicted war criminal."
Check out my tagline - have used it for months - I knew this would come back to bite him. Let's hope it's good and hard!