Jezebel: Abu Ghraib

Should Lynndie England Permanently Serve As America's Scapegoat?

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:20:00 EDT

In 2003, Lynndie England — along with her boyfriend and at least a dozen other soldiers — posed for a series of photos documenting prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. Now, she's a welfare mom who wants a second chance. More »

Administration Denies Reports That Abu Ghraib Photos Depict Rape

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Although the outcry that arose when President Barack Obama declined to release new images of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib eventually died down, it is back, thanks to a report in the Telegraph that the officer in charge of the investigation described the pictures as showing sexual abuse of prisoners. More »

Beverly Hills Stop

Anna Holmes — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Beverly Hills, May 27. Image via Getty]

Obama Girls Are Over The Dog; Souter To Step Down From Supreme Court

Anna Holmes — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:00:00 EDT

In news that will resonate with parents everywhere, Sasha and Malia Obama are apparently shirking their doggie duties at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Says mom: "I'm still up at 5:15 a.m. taking my dog out." [People]

Lynndie England: Life After Abu Ghraib

Hortense Smith — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST

In what is perhaps one of the strangest interviews of all time, the Guardian's Emma Brockes heads to Fort Ashby, West Virginia, to interview Lynndie England, the woman accused of abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib. More »

Lynndie England Misses Prison

Moe — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:00:04 EDT

In honor of the fifth anniversary of The Iraq, we read an interview with Lynndie England conducted by the German magazine Stern. Lynndie is out of jail now, living in a trailer park in West Virginia with her mom — they're having issues — and she's a frustrating if unsurprising combination of repentant, unrepentant and weirdly lovelorn. She's not an idiot, but she's also stunningly incapable of fully processing things like the idea that people who don't speak American are, you know, still people, or the notion of "free will." More than anything, Lynndie England is a testament to why we shouldn't be in Iraq. And yet, as she points out so saliently, "Just look at this place. There aren't very many jobs to be had outside of the army." She is currently unemployed, about to enroll her son in kindergarten, and she has reportedly grown her hair. Lowlights after the jump. More »