Abu Ghraib > the wider context (2) 

A selection of other people's thoughts on this running sore.

(1) The Village Voice

Behind Abu Ghraib, an Even Darker Question by Ted Gup

The Painful Lessons of Abu Ghraib (series)

She Held the Leash -G.I. Jane in the Torture Room by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Is This America? For Now, Maybe by Sydney H. Schanberg

The Doctrine of Atrocity : U.S. against "them"— a tradition of institutionalized brutality by Nicholas Turse

and for a bit of light relief on a serious topic, Gaza:

The Jesus Landing Pad : Bush White House checked with rapture Christians before latest Israel move by Rick Perlstein

(2) Counter punch

A Year in Review -Iraq from Saddam to Occupation By Alex Dawoody May 17, 2004

Puppets and Power in Iraq - Rumsfeld's Sovereignty Shell Game By Ron Jacobs May 17, 2004

Imperial Policing - Why Abu Ghraib Shouldn't Surprise Us By Doug Stokes May 18, 2004

Doubting the Shadows - Out of Iraq and Plato's Cave By Gary Corseri May 19, 2004

The Truth About Ahmed Chalabi By Andrew Cockburn May 20, 2004
Why the US Turned Against Their Former Golden Boy -- He was Preparing a Coup! What He Did as a Catspaw for Tehran: How He Nearly Bankrupted Jordan; the Billions He Stands to Make Out of the New Iraq

My Journey to Caxias - How the CIA Taught the Portuguese to Torture
By Christpher Reed May 21, 2004

(3) Newsday.com

Chalabi group was front for Iran By Knut Royce May 21, 2004

  ¶ Friday, May 21, 2004