One of the brightest guys around, I first became enamored with Philip Gourevitch after reading his poignant book on Rwanda, We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families. Gourevitch has now co-written a new book, Standard Operating Procedure, about Abu Ghraib and the state-sanctioned policies which made that national disgrace not only possible, but inevitable (to go along with Charlie's quote of William Carlos Williams). He appeared on Charlie Rose a few days ago to talk about his book and the policy of torture in the United States. This is a great great resource for understanding where our government has taken our laws, our civil liberties, and our safety in the "War on Terror."
The interview is about 30 minutes long.
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