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'We Were Just Pawns:' Lynndie England

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(Newser) – Lynndie England is trying to rebuild some semblance of a normal life, but her past continues to haunt her, she tells the AP. “It’s my face that's always recognized,” the former Army Reservist and poster child for Abu Ghraib abuse said of trying to get a job—or even just going to the store. “I can't really change that.” England has been unemployed since she got out of prison. “I sit at home all day.”

England hopes a new biography of her by a local West Virginia author will the change public opinion of her part in the Abu Ghraib scandal. “They think that I was like this evil torturer,” she complains. “I wasn't. People don't realize I was just in a photo for a split second in time.” Bigger fish are to blame for the abuse, England argues. “We were just pawns. People were just playing us.”

Lynndie England arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2005.
Lynndie England arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2005.   (AP Photo)
Lynndie England.
Lynndie England.   (AP Photo)
Lynndie England, former Army reservist and the face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, is pictured in Keyser, W.Va. this month.
Lynndie England, former Army reservist and the face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, is pictured in Keyser, W.Va. this month.   (AP Photo)
Lynndie England.
Lynndie England.   (AP Photo)
An Abu Ghraib prisoner in 2003.
An Abu Ghraib prisoner in 2003.   (AP Photo)
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JonmarkP
Jun 29, 09 2:12 PM CDT
I don't remember her looking to upset in the torture photos. She looked like happy as a pig in shit. Nonetheless, she and the others who participated should sue the treasonous scum who initiated these programs. I'd send substantial money to support brining the Bush / Cheney crowd to justice. Reply
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Reader64481089
Jun 29, 09 2:17 PM CDT
Looked like someone didn't like the truth and thumbed you down, we can fix that, no reason to thumb down the truth
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Newser001
Jun 29, 09 7:48 PM CDT
As if she didn't know right from wrong.
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UrUndertaker
Jun 29, 09 2:14 PM CDT
“I wasn't. People don't realize I was just in a photo for a split second in time.” Bigger fish are to blame for the abuse, England argues. “We were just pawns. People were just playing us.”.....Welcome to the real world of the Dick Cheney/GW Bush game of life...they UNOFFICIALLY say do it but you are the scape goat......You selected to follow their play book so you pay the price while they ride away with an oil fortune Just remember to always thank a republican each chance you get. Reply
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Fondue
Jun 29, 09 2:23 PM CDT
"People don't realize I was just in a photo for a split second in time.” That's the totally awesome thing about photos and videos, they capture important split-seconds in time.
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