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[Justine Sharrock] ✓ Tortured: When Good Soldiers Do Bad Things ñ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Tortured: When Good Soldiers Do Bad Things Journalist Justine Sharrock's reporting reveals a huge chasm between what has made headlines and what has actually happened. The soldiers were hardened professionals. An eye-opening exposé of America's torture regimeMyths about torture abound: Waterboarding is the worst we've done. Torture is now a thing of the past. They reveal how their orders came from the top with assurances that those orders were legal and how their experiences left them emotionally scarred and suffering a profound s
| Title | : | Tortured: When Good Soldiers Do Bad Things |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.79 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470454032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
Should they be tried for war crimes? Or should prosecutors start at the top, with George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld? Read Tortured, then decide. Their experiences left them feeling disillusioned and profoundly betrayed by the very government they had set out to defend. Later, they realized that they had committed war crimes. Sharrock's interviews with many of Cumberland's angry and desperate residents create a tragic and memorable portrait of crumbling small-town America clinging to the myth of the nation's grandeur. The fourth, Abu Ghraib whistleblower Joe Darby, lives in hiding. . You'll follow medic Andrew Duffy on his rounds at Abu Ghraib, where he was ordered to "rough up" detainees, was ridiculed for trying to save a prisoner's life, and ended up taking out his anger on the prisoners. These patriotic young Americans joined the service when their country needed them m
JUSTINE SHARROCK is an investigative reporter whose work has appeared in Mother Jones, Utne Reader, AlterNet, and San Francisco magazine. . Her article "Am I a Torturer?" was part of a Mother Jones series nominated for a 2008 National Magazine Award
"Sharrock is a real reporter" according to Jaimal Yogis. There have been a number of books about this subject, but Sharrock is the first to get such honest, vulnerable accounts from the soldiers who actually did the torturing. What is most amazing is the psychological fallout each soldier goes through. Great read. Should be required reading for anyone considerin. An important book on an unfortunately necessary topic If you were an adult prior to September 11, 2001, ask yourself: did you ever think we'd be having a "torture debate" in this country? Did you ever think there was anything debatable about torture? I believe most Americans, prior to September 11, would have said no, it's not debatable - we don't torture. Pe. "Excellent narrative on important topic" according to Peter Olaf. Justine Sharrock offers a compelling, insightful, and well-written account of a topic many of us would like to pretend does not exist. She makes a compelling argument that our nation's attempts to discuss torture, such as they are, have been misplaced. Questions of whether specific tactics constitute tortu
Journalist Justine Sharrock's reporting reveals a huge chasm between what has made headlines and what has actually happened. The soldiers were hardened professionals. An eye-opening exposé of America's torture regimeMyths about torture abound: Waterboarding is the worst we've done. Torture is now a thing of the past. They reveal how their orders came from the top with assurances that those orders were legal and how their experiences left them emotionally scarred and suffering a profound sense of betrayal by the very government for which they fought.Based on the firsthand accounts of young, working-class soldiers who were forced to carry out orders crafted by officers, politicians, and government lawyers who have never answered for their actions The Department of Justice may still launch an investigation into torture under Bush—and Sharrock argues i
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