The "good soldier" on trial [electronic resource] : a sociological study of misconduct by the US military pertaining to Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq / Stjepan G. Mestrovic.
By: Me�strovi�c, Stjepan Gabriel.
Contributor(s): Me�strovi�c, Stjepan Gabriel. Rules of engagement? | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: New York : Algora Pub., c2009Description: xi, 282 p.Subject(s): United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st | Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq, 2006 | Iraq War, 2003- -- Atrocities | War crimes -- Iraq -- Tikr�it Region | Trials (Military offenses) -- United States | Soldiers -- United States -- Biography | Soldiers -- Iraq -- Social conditions | Soldiers -- Iraq -- Psychology | Iraq War, 2003- -- Social aspects | Iraq War, 2003- -- Psychological aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.1/38 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Sequel to: Rules of engagement? : a social anatomy of an American war crime in Iraq : Operation Iron Triangle. c2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The hidden patterns of violence in war crimes -- Covering up Major Sullivan's cover-up report -- The Article 32 hearing, or perjuryfest, begins -- Misconduct by investigators, PTSD, and sleep deprivation exposed and ignored -- Lost in translation : testimony by the Iraqi soldiers, and closing arguments -- Inquiry is reopened : kicking the soldiers while they're down -- Additional hearings and empty rituals -- The plea-bargain hearing as a degradation ceremony -- Visits to Ft. Leavenworth and Alexandria -- Conclusions: The lonely crowd disconnected from the lonely Army.
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