Title: The Abu Ghraib Investigations: The Official Independent Panel and Pentagon Reports on the Shocking Prisoner Abuse in Iraq
Author:
Steven Strasser
Version: Softcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs; First edition
ISBN: 1586483196
Year Published: October 15, 2004
Pages: 256
List Price: $14.00
Description:
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.
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