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Fear Up Harsh: An Army Interrogator's Dark Journey Through Iraq Paperback - 2008

by Tony Lagouranis; Allen Mikaelian

A U.S. Army interrogator breaks the silence about prisoner abuse in places like Abu Ghraib and Fallujah in this unflinching firsthand account of how he struggled with his own conscience and ultimately stepped forward to publicly denounce these tactics.


Summary

"Something really bad happened here." So begins Army interrogator Tony Lagouranis's first briefing at Abu Ghraib. While Lagouranis's training stressed the rules of the Geneva Conventions, once in Iraq, he discovered that pushing the legal limits of interrogation was encouraged. Under orders, he-along with numerous other soldiers-abused and terrorized Iraqis by adding "enhancements" like dogs, hypothermia, and other techniques to "Fear Up Harsh"-the official tactic designed to frighten prisoners into revealing information. And he saw others do far worse.

The first Army interrogator to publicly step forward and break the silence surrounding these tactics, Lagouranis reveals what went on in Iraqi prisons- raising crucial questions about American conduct abroad.

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"Something really bad happened here." So begins Army interrogator Tony Lagouranis's first briefing at Abu Ghraib. While Lagouranis's training stressed the rules of the Geneva Conventions, once in Iraq, he discovered that pushing the legal limits of interrogation was encouraged. Under orders, he-along with numerous other soldiers-abused and terrorized Iraqis by adding "enhancements" like dogs, hypothermia, and other techniques to "Fear Up Harsh"-the official tactic designed to frighten prisoners into revealing information. And he saw others do far worse. The first Army interrogator to publicly step forward and break the silence surrounding these tactics, Lagouranis reveals what went on in Iraqi prisons- raising crucial questions about American conduct abroad.

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  • Title Fear Up Harsh: An Army Interrogator's Dark Journey Through Iraq
  • Author Tony Lagouranis; Allen Mikaelian
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Paperback Ed
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dutton Caliber, NY
  • Date April 1, 2008
  • ISBN 9780451223159 / 0451223152
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.87 x 6.51 x 0.56 in (22.53 x 16.54 x 1.42 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

"A brave, forthright and much needed account of the often-ignored tragedies beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib." -Rory Kennedy, Director/Producer, Ghosts of Abu Ghraib "A must read...Compelling, profound, important and terrifying." -John D. Huston, RADM, JAGC, USN (ret.) Judge Advocate General of the Navy (1997-2000)

About the author

Tony Lagouranis is a former army interrogator who has appeared on Democracy Now!, the PBS Frontline documentary "The Torture Question," and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthew. His op-ed piece for The New York Times sparked much discussion and debate about American military practices in Iraq. Allen Mikaelian is the author of the New York Times bestseller Medal of Honor: Profiles of America's Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present and is a doctoral fellow in history at American University in Washington, DC.
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