This is brilliant journalism -- of a kind we see more and more rarely --thougthful, nuanced, well-reported and well-written about a topic of crucial importance

Insightful article on the last court-martial trial related to Abu Ghraib, in which Lt. Colonel Steven Jordan, the highest-ranking officer living at the prison where the infamous photos were taken, was given a minor reprimand and a $7,373 fine for his involvement in this case. This exclusive article is well-researched and provides in-depth coverage of these controversial events. At the same time, the author clearly shares her strong views on this controversial topic -- leading her to conclude that as far as the U.S. military is concerned, 'remorse is for amateurs'. As a result, this article resembles more an opinion than a straight news report, but it raises important issues that the public needs to consider in assessing the ... More »

There was a study done at Stanford in which some students had power and others did not. The ones with power could induce electric shock to enforce some rule. It went to their heads so much that the experiment had to be canceled. It was like the uniform transformation in this article. I experienced some of that in my personal military time. The point is that people are easily corrupted to do the wrong thing. Young kids, uneducated, put in strained situations, do horrible things.

A very large nothing dressed up as journalism.