The "good soldier" on trial : a sociological study of misconduct by the US military pertaining to Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq / / Stjepan G. Mestrovic.
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 282 p. |
| Notes: | Sequel to: Rules of engagement? : a social anatomy of an American war crime in Iraq : Operation Iron Triangle. c2008. |
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Table of Contents:
- The hidden patterns of violence in war crimes
- Covering up Major Sullivan's cover-up report
- The Article 32 hearing, or perjuryfest, begins
- Misconduct by investigators, PTSD, and sleep deprivation exposed and ignored
- Lost in translation : testimony by the Iraqi soldiers, and closing arguments
- Inquiry is reopened : kicking the soldiers while they're down
- Additional hearings and empty rituals
- The plea-bargain hearing as a degradation ceremony
- Visits to Ft. Leavenworth and Alexandria
- Conclusions: The lonely crowd disconnected from the lonely Army.