Phychologist Philip Zimbardo did a study in which Stanford University students posed as prisoners and guards. Then he wrote a book about how "a perfect storm" of conditions can make ordinary people commit horrendous acts (while others become whistle blowers).
Zimbardo has created a short video containing some previously unseen photographs from Abu Ghraib (along with some of the old photos that have previously shocked the world). Zimbardo obtained the photos while serving as an expert witness for an Abu Ghraib defendant.
Wired.com obtained the video, and also interviewed Zimbardo about the problem.
>> Read the interview and watch the video.
(Warning: Not for the faint of heart. But every American should see this video, because our tax dollars are paying for these atrocities.)
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