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There seems to be little doubt that these [[war crime]]s were sanction from the highest level. The codeword '[[Copper Green]]' was used to refer to a systematic programme of abuse, [[torture]] and [[murder]], which may be a helpful lens through which to understand what was going on. See [[Operation Phoenix]] for an analgous programme carried out during the [[Vietnam War]].
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There seems to be little doubt that these [[war crime]]s were in fact sanctioned from the highest level, though through a sufficiently off-the-books mechanism to provide [[plausible deniability]] as and when the activies were exposed. The codeword '[[Copper Green]]' was used to refer to a systematic programme of abuse, [[torture]] and [[murder]], which may be a helpful lens through which to understand what was going on.  
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See [[Operation Phoenix]] for an analagous research project carried out during the [[Vietnam War]]. This aimed to refine understanding of how much extreme torture people can stand and the various ways their bodies, minds and communities respond to it.<ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/693</ref>
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[[Naomi Klein]] has argued on ''[[Unwelcome Guests]]'' that the events of Abu Ghraib were never intended to remain secret, but instead carried out in an effort to stiffen resistance by terrorising the local population.{{cn}}<ref>http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/Special:WhatLinksHere/Naomi_Klein</ref>
 
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Revision as of 08:32, 25 August 2016

Event.png Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse (war crime,  torture,  murder,  Copper Green) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
BuGhraibAbuse-standing-on-box.jpg
Exposed bySeymour Hersh, Sam Provance
Interest ofCACI, Michael Hourigan, Lila Rajiva
DescriptionTop level sanctioned 'destructive research' on US prisoners, both to gather information and sew dragon's teeth.

Official narrative

These war crimes were confined to low level military, and were not officially sanctioned.

Bigger picture

There seems to be little doubt that these war crimes were in fact sanctioned from the highest level, though through a sufficiently off-the-books mechanism to provide plausible deniability as and when the activies were exposed. The codeword 'Copper Green' was used to refer to a systematic programme of abuse, torture and murder, which may be a helpful lens through which to understand what was going on.

=Destructive research on Prisoners

See Operation Phoenix for an analagous research project carried out during the Vietnam War. This aimed to refine understanding of how much extreme torture people can stand and the various ways their bodies, minds and communities respond to it.[1]

Terrorisation of the Populace

Naomi Klein has argued on Unwelcome Guests that the events of Abu Ghraib were never intended to remain secret, but instead carried out in an effort to stiffen resistance by terrorising the local population.[citation needed][2]

 

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