false 1276994 3 In an outspoken memoir -- all the more powerful in light of recent discoveries -- Janis Karpinski reveals the true story of the tragic and shameful events of 2004 from her first-hand experience as commanding general in Iraq.Karpinski was the only female general officer commanding troops in a combat zone in Iraq. Although she had no training in handling criminal prisoners, she was selected to run Abu Ghraib. Now Karpinski takes us inside the prison walls and describes what it was like to interact with the Iraqi prisoners, the corruption within the armed forces, and her meeting with Saddam Hussein, who refused to believe that a woman could be in charge.Co-written with Newsweek correspondent Steven Strasser, she forcefully argues that the bulk of the blame for the Abu Ghraib scandal goes to the very top of the chain of command -- to Lieutenant General Sanchez, Ambassador Bremer, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld -- and tells why she has been made the scapegoat. Hers is a story of military leaders run amok and a moving portrait of a woman who spent her life defying the odds. 1265970 2005 One Woman's Army: The Commanding Officer of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story total:10|5:1|4:3|3:4|2:2|1:0| 10 33 19 1 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 17:16:26 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 17:16:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 20:41:37 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 20:42:00 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jul 13 16:13:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:13:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 14 19:27:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 19:27:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 18:11:34 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 19:23:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 18:11:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 19 08:40:25 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 08:40:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 22 17:31:05 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 17:31:05 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 17 11:00:20 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 11:46:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:00:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 29 23:14:15 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 23:14:25 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 30 23:21:02 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 23:21:02 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jul 20 18:34:10 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 13:47:15 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 18:34:10 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu May 01 15:54:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 15:54:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Apr 11 09:29:17 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 09:29:22 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Feb 25 15:11:36 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 15:20:17 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Feb 02 16:37:30 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 16:38:28 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jan 15 23:49:32 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 23:49:32 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 15 21:20:13 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 21:20:13 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Oct 17 06:56:30 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 06:56:30 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sun Jul 08 19:09:04 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 19:09:04 -0700 2007