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Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Presents interviews with perpetrators, witnesses, and victims examining the abuses that occurred in the fall of 2003 at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Asks what mental and ethical lapses led average American soldiers to use torture at Abu Ghraib and what role might have been played by "group think" and blind obedience. Looks at how the scandal impacted America's credibility as a global defender of freedom and human rights. Traces the events and decisions that created the political and psychological climate in which torture occurred.

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  • "Presents interviews with perpetrators, witnesses, and victims examining the abuses that occurred in the fall of 2003 at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Asks what mental and ethical lapses led average American soldiers to use torture at Abu Ghraib and what role might have been played by "group think" and blind obedience. Looks at how the scandal impacted America's credibility as a global defender of freedom and human rights. Traces the events and decisions that created the political and psychological climate in which torture occurred."@en
  • "Interviews with perpetrators, witnesses, and victims examining the abuses that occurred in the fall of 2003 at the notorious Iraqi prison. Probes the psychology of how typical American men and women came to commit these atrocious acts."@en

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  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
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