Abu Ghraib Prison Torture
What really happened at Abu Ghraib?
4.7 (38)
64 mins
Learn about the shocking events of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse during the Iraq War. Explore how detainees at Abu Ghraib prison were subjected to abuse by the US personnel. Also understand how the exposure of photographs in 2004 sparked global outrage and investigations.
Ep 1:
The House of Strange Fathers
Before American soldiers arrived, Abu Ghraib was already a name synonymous with horror—a graveyard of atrocities the British wanted demolished, but Washington had other plans.
Ep 2:
Rewriting the Rules of War
In the smoke of 9/11, secretive lawyers inside the White House quietly began dismantling Geneva protections, engineering a legal framework that would make torture permissible.
Discussions (5)
Paisley
Level 10 · 4 mo agoJust some light and fun listening for my walk lol
Skyler
Level 2 · 4 mo agothe whole private contractor loophole is so disgusting tbh. they just used them for plausible deniability and sent them home instead of actual prison
Zeke
Level 7 · 4 mo agoYeah the fact the higher ups basically wrote the cheat codes and let the low ranks take the fall is just sad. They literally patched the rules just so they could cheese the system and avoid the bans.
