Title: Winter soldier, Iraq and Afghanistan
Subtitle: eyewitness accounts of the occupations
First published: 2008
Description: 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
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
LC classification: DS79.76 .I7272 2008