Sergeant Yribe was notably stern, straight-faced, and focused when approaching the building. He commanded his squad quickly and efficiently as they swept through the farmhouse performing a building clearance. They rushed down the corridor of the house, shouting and kicking down doors with their weapons raised.

With the building secured the shocking reality of what happened inside became clear.

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CREDITS

 

NARRATION:

Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host

 

EPISODE:

Episode researched and written by Milly Raso

 

MUSIC:

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro www.dl-sounds.com

All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn 

 

OTHER:

Logo design by Paulina Szymanska

 

 

RESOURCES

 

BOOKS:

Black Hearts: One Platoon’s Descent Into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death – Jim Frederick

 

VIDEO:

Ultimatum to Saddam Hussein – George W. Bush

Iraqis Outraged at U.S Soldier’s Life Sentence – Al Jazeera

 

COURT DOCUMENTS:

U.S v. Steven D. Green – Affidavit in Support of an Arrest Warrant

Transcript of Testimony of Paul Cortez

Transcript of Testimony of Jesse Spielman

Transcript of Testimony of Mohammed al-Janabi

Transcript of Testimony of Mahdi al-Janabi

Transcript of Ahmed al-Azawy

 

JUSTIN WATT INTERVIEWS:

Stand Strong: Serving Honorably in Combat

Stand Strong: The Effects of Combat on the Army Professional

IAMA ex-military whistleblower who turned in most of his squad for the rape and murder of a civilian family in Iraq. Ask me anything.

 

OTHER DOCUMENTS:

Letter of Apology – Steven Green

 

ARTICLES:

David Babineau – Arlington National Cemetery

Relatives describe young men determined to serve country – New York Times

Family, friends remember soldiers tortured, killed in Iraq – Fox News

Two dead soldiers, eight more to go, vow avengers of Iraqi girl’s rape – Telegraph

“I came over here because I wanted to kill people” – Washington Post

Experience: I was a whistleblower – The Guardian

Soldier describes anguish in revealing murder allegations – USA Today

Details emerge in alleged army rape, killings – Washington Post

A soldiers shame – Time

Accused G.I was troubled long before Iraq – New York Times

Soldier: ‘Death walk’ drives troops ‘nuts’ – CNN International

Ex-soldier pleads not guilty to rape, murder – CNN International

Iraq rape soldier given life sentence – The Guardian

Ex-Soldier gets life sentence for Iraq murders – New York Times

‘I didn’t think of Iraqis as humans,’ says U.S soldier who raped 14-year-old girl before killing her and her family – Daily Mail

 

 

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