books by Aidan Delgado (ghraib notes iraq)

books by Aidan Delgado

books:

The Sutras of Abu Ghraib
Aidan Delgado

Houghton Mifflin, 2007

The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector in Iraq
Aidan Delgado

Beacon Press, 2008

As the planes hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Aidan Delgado was in the process of enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserve. Two years later, he arrived in Iraq with the 320th Military Police Company. As he witnessed firsthand the brutality of the occupation and the abuse of unarmed Iraqis, Delgado came to believe that war was immoral and ran counter to his Buddhist principles. He turned in his weapon and began the long process of ...

The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector

6 reviews
Aidan Delgado

Beacon Press, 2007

Powerful writing
This well-written book will hold your attention from beginning to end. A true story that reads like a novel with a range of "characters" that you care about - or strongly dislike. Mr. Delgado helps one to understand the situations and attitudes that make the abuse that took place at Abu Gharib (and other places) possible. He can feel proud that he took a stand to live up to his principles.