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In Fall 2003, Iraqi prisoners were beaten, stripped naked, confined in small spaces, tortured, sexually humiliated, and abused by U.S. personnel at Abu Ghraib, a sprawling prison complex near Baghdad. The abuse was kept hidden by the U.S. military until photographs of the victims and their smiling tormentors were released to a stunned American public. Several investigations into the scandal were launched. Their assessment of the "brutality and purposeless sadism" at Abu Ghraib is shocking.
The Abu Ghraib Investigations reveals the awful truth about what happened at Abu Ghraib, who is responsible, and what can be done about it. It includes:
A lead essay by Craig R. Whitney of the New York Times, putting the scandal in historical and political context
Excerpts from the official Abu Ghraib Report, commissioned by Donald Rumsfeld, analyzing the events leading up to the abuses and their consequences
Excerpts from the Jones/Fay Investigation, commissioned by the Pentagon, detailing specific abuses in graphic detail
Photographs that led to the investigations of the abuses
Key documents, including official military interrogation policies and the infamous Presidential memo of Feb 7, 2002
Former Newsweek editor Steven Strasser has combed through the extensive investigative documents available and extracted the most revelatory information about the abuses-the real extent of the crimes, the fundamental flaws in the military's detention and interrogation techniques, the egregious failures in command and leadership, and the consequences for the future of the U.S. military and the war in Iraq. In his lead essay, Craig R. Whitney of the New York Times places the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal into an historical context, explaining how the crimes could have happened, and exploring why they have rattled our nation so deeply.
About the Author
Steven Strasser was a writer and editor in New York and a foreign correspondent in Moscow and Hong Kong for Newsweek magazine, where he most recently served as national affairs editor (during the 2000 election campaign) and managing editor of the international editions. He currently teaches journalism at Rutgers University. He lives in New York City.
The Abu Ghraib Investigations: The Official Independent Panel and Pentagon Reports on the Shocking Prisoner Abuse in Iraq,Steven Strasser,Craig R. Whitney,PublicAffairs,1586483196,Abu Ghraib Prison,Abuse of,Conspiracy & Scandal Investigations,Iraq War, 2003,Iraq War, 2003-,Military - Iraq War,Military interrogation,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Prisoners and prisons, America,Prisoners and prisons, American,Prisoners of war,Public Policy - General,United States,21st century,Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -,Iraq,USA
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