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Named one of "8 Books You Need to Read" by Vulture
A man questions everything--his faith, his morality, his country--as he recounts his experience as an interrogator in Iraq; an unprecedented memoir and "an act of incredible bravery" (Phil Klay, author of Redeployment).
In 2004, after several months as anā¦
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1 author picked Consequence as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Our recent wars, waged under the spotlight of journalistsā cameras and highlighted on social media, exposed American audiences to the dark underbelly of what it means to wage war. We saw not only the horrors of combat, but also the fallout from our treatment of the enemy. Eric Fair worked as an interrogator in Iraq, where Abu Ghraib became synonymous with everything America did wrong in a foreign country. His memoir reveals the ethical consequence of our quest for intelligence, and how those who participated in āenhanced interrogationā against foreign soldiers and civilians will forever carry the dark memories ofā¦
From Barbara's list on what it is like to go to war and come home.
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