03341nam 2200709 a 450 991081960150332120230207230634.00-87586-743-X(CKB)1000000000805805(EBL)471031(OCoLC)457053594(SSID)ssj0000092584(PQKBManifestationID)12016099(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000092584(PQKBWorkID)10012558(PQKB)10579978(MiAaPQ)EBC471031(Au-PeEL)EBL471031(CaPaEBR)ebr10476840(EXLCZ)99100000000080580520090717d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe "good soldier" on trial a sociological study of misconduct by the US military pertaining to Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq /Stjepan G. MestrovicNew York Algora Pub.c20091 online resource (294 p.)Sequel to: Rules of engagement? : a social anatomy of an American war crime in Iraq : Operation Iron Triangle. c2008.0-87586-741-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.An expert witness in legal cases involving rules of engagement and the US?military murder of prisoners, Prof. Mestrovic exposes profound contradictions and systemic flaws that confuse criminal brutality and heroism, making victims of soldiers like Sergeant Michael Leahy who won a purple heart but also was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2009.Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq, 2006Iraq War, 2003-2011AtrocitiesWar crimesIraqTikrīt RegionTrials (Military offenses)United StatesSoldiersUnited StatesBiographySoldiersIraqSocial conditionsSoldiersIraqPsychologyIraq War, 2003-2011Social aspectsIraq War, 2003-2011Psychological aspectsOperation Iron Triangle, Iraq, 2006.Iraq War, 2003-2011Atrocities.War crimesTrials (Military offenses)SoldiersSoldiersSocial conditions.SoldiersPsychology.Iraq War, 2003-2011Social aspects.Iraq War, 2003-2011Psychological aspects.364.1/38Meštrović Stjepan Gabriel932266Meštrović Stjepan Gabriel932266MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819601503321The "good soldier" on trial3917131UNINA