You Have to Go to Another Country to Learn the Truth About the USA

From Der Spiegel (Germany) the horrifying story of Sergeant Javal Davis, one of the young American soldiers ordered to "soften up" Iraqu prisoners, then charged, imprisoned and dishonorably discharged for doing so; and Ali al-Shalal Abbas, nicknamed Hajj Ali, a local leader, who ended up being the prisoner in the iconic image of the hooded Iraqi, hands in the Jesus position, perched on a box.

THE PRISONER AND THE GUARD

A Tale of Two Lives Destroyed by Abu Ghraib

By Marian Blasberg and Anita Blasberg

With Lynndie England's conviction earlier this week, nine US soldiers have now been sentenced for their role in the Abu Ghraib torture scandal. But is it enough? DER SPIEGEL looks at two lives destroyed by Abu Ghraib. One, an Iraqi community leader -- the other, his American guard.

The fact that this story was not written by a US journalist is a searing indictment of the prostrate corporate media.