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286 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. This Is The Story Of Two American Soldiers Who Were Sent To Iraq As Liberators Only To Find Themselves Working As Jailers In Saddam Hussein's Old Dungeons,responsible For Implementing The Sort Of Policy They Were Supposed To Be Fighting Against.
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'...truly terrifying and shameful story, an outstanding addition to the accounts emerging from the Anglo-US attack on Iraq.' -- Morning Star
'A short but devastating account of US policy in Iraq.' -- Time Out
'Gourevitch lets his own voice be heard, soft and angry. But for most of Standard Operating Procedure, he is invisible.' -- The Observer
'Gourevitch's book raises the issue whether interrogation was intended to lead to valuable information.' -- Scotland on Sunday
'No other book I have read about warfare in recent times offers a more graphic account, brilliantly reported.' -- Tribune
'Standard Operating Procedure is an important, disturbing book, and its conclusions are profoundly depressing...' -- Literary Review
'The book is a compelling meditation on a descent into cruelty.' -- The Daily Telegraph
'This book provides a devastating insight not only into what happened at Abu Ghraib, but in Iraq in general.' -- The Independent on Sunday
'This is a fascinating if disturbing book...horrifying yet hard to avert your eyes from.' -- Sunday Herald Glasgow
'an extraordinary book...Although Gourevitch lets the soldiers speak for themselves, his few analytical forays are invaluable.' -- The Guardian
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'A short but devastating account of US policy in Iraq.' -- Time Out
'Gourevitch lets his own voice be heard, soft and angry. But for most of Standard Operating Procedure, he is invisible.' -- The Observer
'Gourevitch's book raises the issue whether interrogation was intended to lead to valuable information.' -- Scotland on Sunday
'No other book I have read about warfare in recent times offers a more graphic account, brilliantly reported.' -- Tribune
'Standard Operating Procedure is an important, disturbing book, and its conclusions are profoundly depressing...' -- Literary Review
'The book is a compelling meditation on a descent into cruelty.' -- The Daily Telegraph
'This book provides a devastating insight not only into what happened at Abu Ghraib, but in Iraq in general.' -- The Independent on Sunday
'This is a fascinating if disturbing book...horrifying yet hard to avert your eyes from.' -- Sunday Herald Glasgow
'an extraordinary book...Although Gourevitch lets the soldiers speak for themselves, his few analytical forays are invaluable.' -- The Guardian
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0330452002
- ISBN 13 9780330452007
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
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