Rules of engagement? : a social anatomy of an American war crime -- Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq /

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Blackwater, Abu Ghraib and other scandals in Iraq were presaged by the murderous Operation Iron Triangle in May 2006 when US soldiers were ordered to kill all Iraqis of military age. The soldiers were imprisoned; the officer was merely reprimanded. Mestrovic details the American leadership's fa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meéstrović, Stjepan Gabriel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Algora Pub., ©2008.
Temas:
United States. > Army. > Airborne Division, 101st > Regulations.
United States. > Army. > Airborne Division, 101st
2003-2011
Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq, 2006.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Atrocities.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Social aspects.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Psychological aspects.
Prisoners of war > Iraq > Såamarråa® Region.
War crimes > Iraq > Såamarråa® Region.
Soldiers > Iraq > Psychology.
Trials (Military offenses) > United States.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Atrocités.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Aspect social.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Aspect psychologique.
Procès (Délits militaires) > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military.
War crimes
Trials (Military offenses)
Soldiers > Psychology
Social aspects
Psychological aspects
Prisoners of war
Atrocities
United States
Iraq
Rules
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  • Table of Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Location of Objective Murray
  • Chapter 1. Introducing an Apparently New Form of Combat
  • Immersion in the Case
  • Chapter 2. Laying Out the Conceptual Tools for the Social Anatomy that Follows
  • How to Distinguish Real Sincerity from “Fake Sincerityâ€? in This Case
  • Applying Riesmanâ€?s Theory to Motives for Wars
  • Postemotional Wars
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 3: The First Version of Events â€? Mission Accomplished
  • Reactions from the Commanding Officers
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 4: The Mediaâ€?s Spin on the Events and Their Echoes in the PastTaking the Easy Path
  • Other Coverage by the Media
  • Connections to Other Misuses of ROE in Iraq
  • Eruptions of Indignation in the Blogosphere
  • The Two Sides of the “Black Hawk Downâ€? Media Mythology
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 5. The May 29 Version: Playing It By Ear
  • Statement by the Medic, Micah Bivins
  • Statement by LT Justin Wehrheim
  • Statement by the Squad Leader, SGT Girouard
  • Statement by Brandon Andrew Helton
  • Statement by William Hunsaker
  • Statement by Thomas A. KempStatement by Leonel Lemus
  • Statement by Kevin Ryan
  • Statement by Bradley Mason
  • Statement by Corey Clagett
  • Statement by Juston Graber
  • Conclusions
  • Chapter 6. The Third Version of Events: Conspiracy, Cunning, and Cold-Blooded Murder
  • Statement by Eric Geressy on 15 June 2006
  • Statement by Juston Graber
  • Statement by Leonel Lemus
  • Statements by Bradley Mason
  • Statement by David Neuman on 19 June 2006
  • Statement by Marcus Sandoval on 15 June 2006
  • Statement by William Christy on 19 June
  • Chapter 7. Explaining the Imperfect Crimes at Operation Iron TriangleThe Charges Against Clagett
  • The Psychiatric Reports
  • Psychological Analysis of Cover-Up and Manipulation
  • Internal Consistency in the Psychiatristâ€?s Report
  • Consistency With and Within the Social Workerâ€?s Report
  • Psychological Analysis of the Sworn Statements that Are Inconsistent with the Initial Version of Events
  • Sociological Analysis of the Social Climate
  • The Inadequacy of Major Psychological and Sociological Theories for Explaining War Crimes
  • Chapter 8. The Doctrine of Command Responsibility as an Exercise in Fake SincerityFraming the Issue of Command Responsibility
  • The Ghosts of Vietnam
  • A Forgotten Precedent
  • Postemotional Scapegoating
  • Conclusions
  • Index

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