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The Ballad of Abu Ghraib |
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| Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 304 pages | ISBN 9780143115397 | 28 Apr 2009 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP |
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The first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison-"one of the most devastating of the many books on Iraq" (The New York Times Book Review)
A relentlesly surprising and perceptive account of the front lines of the war on terror, Standard Operating Procedure is a war story that takes its place among the classics. Acclaimed author Philip Gourevitch presents the story behind a defining moment in the war, and a defining moment in our understanding of ourselves- the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs of prisoner abuse. Drawing on Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's astonishing interviews with the Americans who took and appeared in the pictures, Standard Operating Procedure is an utterly original book that stands to endure as essential reading long after the current war in Iraq passes from the headlines.
" A compelling story . . . [Standard Operating Procedure] shows how lawlessness became the law."
-Los Angeles Times
"This book has to be read."
-Newsweek
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