None of Us Were Like This Before - Joshua Phillips

None of Us Were Like This Before
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Autor: Joshua Phillips

 Wydawnictwo: Verso
ISBN: 9781844675999
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 240
Data wydania: 2010-08-01
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Sergeant Adam Gray made it home from a year's tour in Iraq only to die in his barracks. For more than three years, reporter Joshua Phillips - with the support of Adam's mother and the cooperation of his Army buddies - investigated Adam's death. What Phillips uncovered was a story of American veterans psychologically scarred by the abuse they had meted out to Iraqi prisoners. How did US forces turn to torture? Phillips' narrative recounts the journey of a tank battalion - trained for conventional combat - as its focus switches to guerrilla war and prisoner detention. It tells of how a group of ordinary soldiers, ill trained for the responsibilities foisted upon them, descended into the degradations of abuse. The location is far from CIA prisons and Guantanamo, but the story captures the widespread use and nature of torture in the US armed forces. Based on firsthand reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as interviews with soldiers, their families and friends, military officials, and the victims of torture, "None of Us Were Like This Before" reveals how soldiers, senior officials, and the US public came to believe that torture was both effective and necessary. The book illustrates that the damaging legacy of torture is not only borne by the detainees, but also by American soldiers and the country to which they've returned. What goes in the minds of American soldiers when they are poorly led and untrained for a mission? They expect clear and unambiguous guidance from their leaders. Joshua Phillips incredible work in documenting the experience of soldiers who detained and interrogated detainees reflects the huge dilemma and consequences of their actions. His book is about accountability where senior leaders in the military and in the highest level of government failed to account for their actions, failed to protect soldiers who expected clear instructions, and failed the Nation in preventing torture and abuse of the enemy. This led to Abu Ghraib an epic tragedy in American history. --Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba, author of the Taguba Report

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Joshua Phillips