Overview
"""Something really bad happened here."" So begins Army interrogator Tony Lagouranis's first briefing at Abu Ghraib. While Lagouranis's training stressed the rules of the Geneva Conventions, once in Iraq, he discovered that pushing the legal limits of interrogation was encouraged. Under orders, he-along with numerous other soldiers-abused and terrorized Iraqis by adding ""enhancements"" like dogs, hypothermia, and other techniques to ""Fear Up Harsh""-the official tactic designed to frighten prisoners into revealing information. And he saw others do far worse. The first Army interrogator to publicly step forward and break the silence surrounding these tactics, Lagouranis reveals what went on in Iraqi prisons- raising crucial questions about American conduct abroad."
Full Product Details
Author: Tony Lagouranis ,
Allen Mikaelian
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: New American Library
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.289kg
ISBN: 9780451223159
ISBN 10: 0451223152
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 April 2008
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A brave, forthright and much needed account of the often-ignored tragedies beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib.
A brave, forthright and much needed account of the often-ignored tragedies beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib. -Rory Kennedy, Director/Producer, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib A must read...Compelling, profound, important and terrifying. -John D. Huston, RADM, JAGC, USN (ret.) Judge Advocate General of the Navy (1997-2000)<br><br>
"""A brave, forthright and much needed account of the often-ignored tragedies beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib."" -Rory Kennedy, Director/Producer, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib ""A must read...Compelling, profound, important and terrifying."" -John D. Huston, RADM, JAGC, USN (ret.) Judge Advocate General of the Navy (1997-2000)"
A brave, forthright and much needed account of the often-ignored tragedies beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib. -Rory Kennedy, Director/Producer, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib A must read...Compelling, profound, important and terrifying. -John D. Huston, RADM, JAGC, USN (ret.) Judge Advocate General of the Navy (1997-2000)
Author Information
Tony Lagouranis is a former army interrogator who has appeared on Democracy Now!, the PBS Frontline documentary “The Torture Question,” and MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthew. His op-ed piece for The New York Times sparked much discussion and debate about American military practices in Iraq. Allen Mikaelian is the author of the New York Times bestseller Medal of Honor: Profiles of America’s Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present and is a doctoral fellow in history at American University in Washington, DC.
