[Trigger Warning: This episode contains distressing content involving torture, abuse, and mistreatment in a military prison.]
In this episode, we explore the grave story of Private Lynndie England, a former US Army Reserve soldier central to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal during the Iraq War. Amid disturbing photographs and unsettling actions, we navigate England's journey and accountability within a complicated chain of command. Listener discretion is advised due to the distressing content involving torture and abuse in a military prison.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynndie_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Graner
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prison
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jan/03/abu-ghraib-lynndie-england-interview
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