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Index Abbasi, Feroz, 21 orders to soldiers, 35–37, 78, 84, ABC/Washington Post, 1 97, 112–117 Abu Ghraib, 105–106, 138–139 publicity about detainee abuse, Army Family Readiness Group 61–64, 67–69, 71–73 (FRG) and, 73–75 Tier One, 65, 97 arraignments of U.S. soldiers, U.S. public opinion about, 1–2, 75–76 6–7, 41–43, 106–107 closure of,COPYRIGHTED 128–129 welcome MATERIAL home ceremonies and, Cumberland (Maryland) 93–96, 129–130 reaction to, 71–84, 89, 91 See also Bennett, Larry; Darby, hunger strikes at, 119–120 Joe; Duffy, Andrew; England, in-processing center, Lynndie; McGuire, Jeremy; 110–112, 117 torture tactics investigations at 61, 66–67, Adams, Bob, 100, 102 71–72, 121, 125–126 Ahmed, Rhuhel, 24–25 247 bbindex.inddindex.indd 224747 44/10/10/10/10 112:38:172:38:17 PPMM 248 INDEX Alliant Tech, 80, 83 Artiga, Victor, 125 al Qaeda, 14 Associated Press, 51 American Medical Association, 113 asylum, 156 antiwar activism, 41–43 “asymmetric warfare,” 181 by Arendt, 208–211, 216, 221–223, 225–233 Bagram prison (Afghanistan), 3 in Cumberland, Maryland, Bartlett, Roscoe, 94 86–87 Bartly, Don, 135 by Duffy, 141–144, 146–148, Begg, Moazzam, 225–226, 228, 151–154 232–233 Iraq Veterans Against the War Behavioral Science Consultation (IVAW), 141–144 Teams (“biscuits”), 120 by Neely, 41–43, 45–57 Bennett, Larry, 99–100 Arabs in the United States, hate Big Claw (Cumberland, crimes against, 90 Maryland), 76, 85, 87–88 Archives of General Psychiatry, 4 Bin Attash, Walid, 121 Arendt, Chris, 237, 240 Blank, Margaret, 67 abuse incident and, 177–179, Bolinger, Jason, 100–101 232–233 Bolinger, Melissa, 101 antiwar activism of, 208–211, Bush, George W., 133 216, 221–223, 225–233 on end of Iraq War combat, 109 biographical information, 169, on “global war on terror,” 90 170, 214–219 International Criminal Court civilian employment of, and, 239 204–205, 212 September 11, 2001 terrorist deployment of, 172–173 attacks and, 171 enlistment of, 169–173, Byrd, Robert, 80 219–221 Guantanamo Bay responsibilities California National Guard, 125 of, 161–168, 173–185, Camp Anaconda (Iraq), 67 187–192 Camp Cropper (Iraq), 129 PTSD and, 192–195, 197–204, Camp Delta (Guantanamo Bay, 205, 211–213 Cuba), 12, 23, 162, 187 return home by, 168–169, Camp Echo (Guantanamo Bay, 204–213, 221–223 Cuba), 187 Armed Services Vocational Camp Nama (Iraq), 121 Aptitude Battery test, 108 Camp Victory (Iraq), 129 Army Family Readiness Group Camp X-Ray (Guantanamo Bay, (FRG), 73–75 Cuba), 13–14 Arocho-Burkart, Jeanette, 167 Camus, Albert, 5 bbindex.inddindex.indd 224848 44/10/10/10/10 112:38:182:38:18 PPMM INDEX 249 Canada, 156 Darby, Bernadette, 68, 75 C&J Cycles, 81 Darby, Joe Carroll, Maxine, 68 Abu Ghraib responsibilities of, Celanese, 79 64–67 Center for Constitutional Donald Rumsfeld and, 63, 67 Rights, 126 enlistment of, 63–64 Cheney, Dick, 90, 237 threats against, 62, 78, 82–84, Abu Ghraib orders, 84 98–99 on Guantanamo Bay, 41 as “whistleblower,” 61–69 children, as prisoners, 24 See also Abu Ghraib; CIA Cumberland, Maryland “black sites,” 82, 121 Davis, Brandon, 76 and doctor assisted torture, 121 Davis, Javal, 75–76 interrogation by, 166 Davis, Ken, 101–102 CNN, 67, 76 Debatto, David, 125 codes of silence, 51–52, 149, 150 “degradation tactics,” 167 Coito, Nedra, 215, 217, 230–232 Delta Block (Guantanamo Bay), 180 Comer, Keith, 66 depression. See post-traumatic stress Comer, Linda, 62, 73–75, 76, disorder (PTSD); suicide 78, 95 detainees Comer, Mickey, 94 accounts of torture by, 33, 47 conscientious objector status, 172 anonymity of, 163–164, 182, Coppa, Selena, 150 184–185, 190 Corriganville, Maryland, 84 defi ned, 14 Corsetti, Damien, 3 Guantanamo Bay arrival of, Courage to Resist, 42, 45 14–18, 49–50 Craddock, Bantz J., 182 hunger strikes by, 119, 182–183, Crawford, Bill, 71–72, 94, 96 identity of, 24–25, 163 Cresaptown, Maryland, 85 innocence of, 48–49, 183 Cumberland, Maryland, 78–82, See also individual names 86–87, 236 Detention Operation Center Abu Ghraib publicity about, (DOC) (Guantanamo Bay, 72–73 Cuba), 187–195 civilian jobs in, 78–80, 88–89, Diaz, Matthew, 126 97–98 documentation, 115–116 Joe Darby and, 62, 78, 82–84, Abu Ghraib closure and, 98–99 128–129 media portrayal of, 77–78 of interrogation tactics, 166–167 Cunningham, Thomas, 75 photos of abuse, 65–67, 74, “cup poems,” 192–193 125–126, 154 bbindex.inddindex.indd 224949 44/10/10/10/10 112:38:192:38:19 PPMM 250 INDEX Dossari, Jumah al-, 20–21, 33, 47, Etchinson, Craig, 87, 101 55–57 “Ex-Guardsman Denounces Gitmo” Dost, Shaikh Abdurraheem (newspaper article), 226 Muslim, 193 Driver, Alan, 3 FBI, 126, 166 drug abuse Ferguson prison (Texas), 38 PTSD and, 198, 200 Fiedler, Lee N., 94 recruitment and, 172 Ford, Frank, 125 Duffy, Andrew, 208, 238 Fort Dix, New Jersey, 173 Abu Ghraib responsibilities of, Fort Hood, Texas, 13, 34 105–107, 110–122, 123–131, Fort Lee Army Base, Virginia, 93 139–141, 153, 154–156 Fox News, 41 antiwar activism of, 141–144, Frederick, Ivan “Chip,” 72, 84 146–148, 151–154 arraignment of, 75–76 biographical information, Cumberland (Maryland) support 107–108, 132, 137 of, 74 civilian employment of, trial of, 35 144–145 Freese, Gary, 152–153 enlistment of, 107–110 FreeSpeech TV, 221 PTSD and, 130–136, 144–146, Frost State University 151–154 (Maryland), 86 on redeployment, 156–157 return home by, 129–136, Geneva Conventions, 4, 14, 23, 89 137–139 medical personnel and, 112–117 as “whistleblower,” 149–154 U.S. public opinion and, 2 Goin, Destiny, 77 Eagles Club (Cumberland, Gonzales, Alberto, 14 Maryland), 85, 86 Good Morning America, 68 Elliot, Robert, 66 Graffy, Colleen, 182 Enemy Combatant (Begg), 225–226 Graham, Becca, 75 Engelbach, Colin, 83–84 Graner, Charles, 3, 69, 77, 84, 97 England, Josh, 77 Abu Ghraib photos taken by, England, Kenneth, 72 65–67, 74, 125–126 England, Lynndie, 34, 71–72 85, arraignment of, 75–76 98, 99 Guantanamo Bay, 11, 13–14, Cumberland (Maryland) support 33–34, 161–165 of, 74, 77–78 Behavioral Science Consultation media publicity and, 71, 76 Teams (“biscuits”), 120–121 “environmental manipulation,” 238 Brandon Neely and, 13–27 Esquire, 211 Camp Delta, 12, 23, 162, 187 bbindex.inddindex.indd 225050 44/10/10/10/10 112:38:192:38:19 PPMM INDEX 251 Delta Block, 180 Harris, Harry, Jr., 181 detainee arrival day (January 11, “harsh techniques,” 3–4 2002), 14–18 hate crimes, 90 detainee names leaked, 126 medical ethics, 113, 119, 121 Detention Operation Center medical exams at Guantanamo (DOC), 187–195 Bay, 20, 22 guard responsibilities, 165–168, medics and, 108–109, 119–122, 180–182 127, 174–175 (See also Duffy, hunger strikes, 182–183 Andrew) identity of detainees and, mental health assessment of 24–25, 163 soldiers, 203–204 Initial Reaction Force (IRF), orders to medical personnel and, 19–22, 174–175, 229 112–117 International Red Cross psychiatric commitment of inspections, 18–19 soldiers and, 150, 176 interrogation procedures, “torture lite” tactics and, 4 165–168, 174–175, 179–180, Hersh, Seymour, 67 183, 188 Hicks, David, 33 lack of early publicity about, 26 Hippocratic Oath, 113, 121 living conditions in, 162–163 Hogan (soldier), 143 orders to soldiers, 14, 17–18, “homecoming stress,” 94 23–24, 175–177, 188, 209 Hubbard, Stephen, 66 Oscar Block, 165 Hull, Daniel, 87 plans for closure, 54 hunger strikes, 119–120, 182–183 pole incident at, 177–179 Hussein, Saddam, 64, 173 reporting abuse at, 175–177 Hutto, Jonathan, 151 Standard Operations Procedures Hyndman, Maryland, 75, 85 (SOP) manual, 23, 167–168, 174–175, 187 Iko, Ifeanyi, 80 U.S. public opinion about, 199 improvised explosive devices welcome-home ceremonies and, (IEDs), 30–32 25–27 Individual Ready Reserve See also Arendt, Chris; detainees; (IRR), 157 Neely, Brandon; torture Initial Reaction Force (IRF), tactics; U.S. Army 19–22, 174–175, 229 International Criminal Court, 239 habeas corpus rights, 126 International Red Cross, 4, 71, Halliburton, 30, 39 112, 228 Hamilton, James D., 6 Guantanamo Bay inspections Harman, Sabrina, 84 by, 18–19 bbindex.inddindex.indd 225151 44/10/10/10/10 112:38:192:38:19 PPMM 252 INDEX International Red Cross (continued ) KBR (Halliburton), 30 on interrogation tactics, Kelly Tires, 79, 82 167–168 Kennedy, Karol, 93 on waterboarding, 121 Kershner, John, 87–89 interrogation, 116–117 Keyser, West Virginia, 85 Behavioral Science Consultation Klinestiver, Jessica, 77 Teams (“biscuits”), 120–121 Kokesh, Adam, 157 documentation of, 166–167 Krueger, Roger, 95–96 Guantanamo Bay procedures, Kyle (Duffy’s friend), 133 165–168, 174–175, 179–180, 183, 188 Lagouranis, Tony, 117 Iowa National Guard, 105, 153. Landaker, Tom, 75 See also Duffy, Andrew Lansing State Journal, 227, 232 Iraq Veterans Against the War Lehman, Barb, 82 (IVAW), 141–144, 151, 212 Lifton, Robert Jay, 114 Andrew Duffy and, 141–144, lighting, used at Guantanamo 151–154 Bay, 16, 180 Chris Arendt and, 208–211, Linaburg, Jimmy, 81 216, 221–223, 225–233 Winter Soldier event (2008), Maddow, Rachel, 51 143, 208–211, 216, Maloney, Ed, 95 221–223, 225 Marcos, Ferdinand, 87 Iraq War, 27 McArtor, Eric, 112, 116, 143, antiterrorism motivation 151–154 for, 128 McBride, Shawn, 227 as “global war on terror,” 90 McCain, John, 46 house raids and, 55 McClarran, Becky, 75, 76, 91–92 IED events, 30–32 McGovern, Ray, 87 public opinion of, in McGuire, Jeremy, 66, 71–72, 98 Cumberland, Maryland, 81 McGuire, Mickey, 71–72, 96–99 WMD motivation of, 46, 101 McKee, Tassi, 151 See also Abu Ghraib medics, 108–109, 120–122, 174–175.
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