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NEWS ABOUT: Lynndie England

Lynndie England stories: 8 news summaries

 10 Accidental 
 Celebrities 

None of them sought the spotlight—at first

Nov 11, 09 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Some people set out to be famous; other people are made famous accidentally—and then they either run with it (see Levi Johnston) or don’t (see the guy that Dick Cheney shot). Newsweek runs down the top 10 accidental celebrities:
  • Harry Whittington: He probably made Dick Cheney angry,
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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • Jessica Lynch • Jeremiah Wright • Lynndie England • Levi Johnston • Samuel Wurzelbacher

(AP) - A lecture by Lynndie England—the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal—had to be canceled at the Library of Congress yesterday after multiple threats led to concerns about staff safety. The former Army reservist had been scheduled to discuss her biography as part of... More »

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Abu Ghraib • threats • Library of Congress • speech • Lynndie England • Iraq war

(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—... More »

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Abu Ghraib • US military • abuse • prisoners • detainee • US Army • biography • West Virginia • Lynndie England • Iraq war

(Newser) - Lawyers for US soldiers convicted of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison say the recently released CIA memos prove their clients were just following orders, the Times of London reports. Some of the dozen soldiers who were convicted plan to appeal, arguing that the Bush administration kept quiet during... More »

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Abu Ghraib • appeal • US military • soldier • Lynndie England • Iraq war • criminal trial • torture memo • Charles Graner

If CIA Gets Pass on Torture, Why Not Lynndie?

Abu Ghraib convict's team cries foul over double standard

Apr 21, 09 8:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Among those infuriated at President Obama's decision to "turn the page" rather than prosecute officials who sanctioned torture at CIA prisons, and agents who conducted it, are supporters of Lynndie England, the jailed “face of the Abu Ghraib scandal.” They agree that her abuse of prisoners was... More »

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CIA • torture • Abu Ghraib • punishment • Lynndie England • Obama administration • torture memo • President Obama • discharge

Interview

 Face of 
 Abu Ghraib 
 Isn't Sorry 

Lynndie England struggles to find words

Jan 3, 09 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Lynndie England was probably not the ringleader at Abu Ghraib—she says prisoners were being degraded before she even arrived—but she will forever be the face most linked with the abuse. England is out of prison now, but she doesn’t feel sorry, she says. She feels persecuted. “... More »

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Iraq • Abu Ghraib • Lynndie England • interview

Abu Ghraib Torturerer: 'Rumsfeld Knew'

Lynndie England implicates ex-defense sec in interview

Mar 19, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lynndie England spent nearly a year and a half in jail for her role in the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. In her first interview since her release, she tells the German news magazine Stern that she was sorry about the pictures of Iraqi detainees but insisted that... More »

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torture • Abu Ghraib • Donald Rumsfeld • Lynndie England • Iraq war

Abu Ghraib
Film: Too Soft on Abuses?

Documentary wins
Berlin prize, criticism
for 'morbid voyeurism' 

Feb 20, 08 4:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Documentary-maker Errol Morris has often spoken truth to power, but his new film about the Abu Ghraib prison scandal may tread too lightly, Geoffrey Macnab writes in the Guardian. Though Standard Operating Procedure explores the infamous prison photos in gritty detail, Morris’ interview style—focusing mainly on implicated American soldiers... More »

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Iraq • torture • Abu Ghraib • film • detainee • documentary • Berlin Film Festival • Errol Morris • Geoffrey Macnab • Lynndie England

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