The first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison "one of the most devastating of
the many books on Iraq" (The New York Times Book Review) A relentlesly surprising and perceptive account of
the front lines of the war on terror, Standard Operating Procedureis a war story that takes its place among the
classics. Acclaimed author Philip Gourevitch presents the story behind a defining moment in the war, and a defining
moment in our understanding of ourselves the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs of prisoner abuse. Drawing on Academy
Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's astonishing interviews with the Americans who took and appeared in the pictures,
Standard Operating Procedureis an utterly original book that stands to endure as essential reading long after the
current war in Iraq passes from the headlines.