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An edition of Winter soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan: eyewitness accounts of the occupations (2008)

Winter soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan

eyewitness accounts of the occupations

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In the spring of 2008, inspired by the Vietnam-era Winter Soldier hearings, Iraq Veterans Against the War gathered outside Washington, D.C., and testified to atrocities they personally committed or witnessed while deployed in the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this book are the powerful words, images, and documents of this historic event.The collective testimony of the dozens of veterans present at the hearings showed that well-publicized cases of American brutality like the Abu Ghraib prison scandal are not isolated incidents perpetrated by "a few bad apples," as many politicians and military leaders have claimed. As the testimony shows, such injustices are the logical outcome of U.S. foreign policy. Winter Soldier

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Haymarket Books
Language
English
Pages
237

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Subjects

Nonfiction, Military, American Personal narratives, Afghan War, 2001-, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Iraq War, 2003-, History, Irakkrieg, Afghan War (2001- ) fast (OCoLC)fst01695175, Iraq War (2003-2011) fast (OCoLC)fst01802311, Afghanistankrieg, Soldat, Iraq war, 2003-2011, personal narratives, Soldiers, Military art and science, Afghan War, 2001-2021
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2009, Haymarket Books
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2008, Haymarket Books
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Table of Contents

Forward by Anthony Swofford
Message from the executive director of Iraq Veterans Against the War
Introduction
The rules of engagement
Racism and the dehumanization of war
Civilian testimony
Divide to conquer : gender and sexuality in the military
The crisis of veterans healthcare and the costs of war at home
The breakdown of the military
The future of GI resistance
Afterward by Aaron Glantz
Glossary of military terms.

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Chicago IL
Genre
Personal narratives, American.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
956.7044/3092273
Library of Congress
DS79.76 .I7272 2008, DS79.764, DS79.766.A1 I73 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
237

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OL17102626M
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wintersoldierira0000iraq
ISBN 13
9781931859653
LCCN
2008036840
OCLC/WorldCat
244293320
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6773414
Goodreads
3228765

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