Monstering Inside America's Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War

by McKelvey, Tara

• ISBN13: 9780465005468
• ISBN10: 0465005462
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780786732142
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-08
• Publisher: Basic Books
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Summary

In April 2004, the Abu Ghraib photographs set off an international scandal. Yet until this book, the full story behind that scandal has never been told. Tara McKelvey-the first U.S. journalist to speak with female prisoners from Abu Ghraib-traveled to the Middle East and across the United States to seek out victims and perpetrators. McKelvey tells how soldiers, acting in an atmosphere that encouraged abuse and sadism, were unleashed on a prison population of whom the vast majority, according to Army documents, were innocent citizens. She gained unprecedented access to soldiers, officers, administration officials, and suspected terrorists. She also provides an inside look at Justice Department theories of presidential power to show how the many abuses were licensed by the government.

Author Biography

Tara McKelvey, a senior editor at the American Prospect and contributing editor at Marie Claire, is a research fellow at NYU School of Law’s Center on Law and Security. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. IX
The Path to Abu Ghraib	p. 1
Robotripping at Abu Ghraib	p. 3
The Torture Memo	p. 28
Lynndie in Love	p. 36
Under Contract	p. 46
Thirty Miles from Camp Victory	p. 58
War Crimes	p. 73
Counterinsurgency Operations	p. 75
The Night Shift	p. 87
The Interrogator	p. 102
The Sweet Shop of Abu Ghraib	p. 109
The Translator	p. 119
The Playboy	p. 133
Blackout	p. 151
Investigation	p. 165
Brass Tacks	p. 167
Photographic Evidence	p. 174
Collateral Damage	p. 188
State Secrets	p. 194
The Other Hooded Man	p. 209
The List	p. 218
Judgment	p. 227
Discovery Phase	p. 229
The Brig	p. 232
Epilogue	p. 241
Further Readings	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 255
Bibliography	p. 259
Notes	p. 263
Index	p. 293
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