Abu Ghraib
Our Critic's Tip Sheet On Current Reading: The Crimes of Abu Ghraib; Pin the Tail on the Donkey; John Updike Goes Down
You know exactly what you’re going to get when you open the latest New Yorker (March 24, $4.50) and see an excerpt from Philip Gourevitch and Errol Morris’ Standard Operating Procedure, which is due out in mid-May, a few weeks after the release of Mr. Morris’ documentary of the same name. It’s a recurring nightmare, starring Specialist Sabrina Harman—the MP with the camera—and the things she did and saw done to prisoners on Tier 1A of the military intelligence block at Abu Ghraib. The account is direct, detailed and unambiguous in its implications. Is there any part of the passage below that’s in any way unclear? read more »
Prison Art
This isn't exactly about politics. (Although in a fairly obvious way, it kind of is.) read more »
It's a painting by noted artist Fernando Botero from his new exhibit about Abu Ghraib, which is opening today on 57th Street.
-- Azi PaybarahThe Imperium's Rabid Spooks: Do They Conspire or Bungle?
The Imperium’s Rabid Spooks: Do They Conspire or Bungle?
