Der Spiegel has a long article on how Abu Chraib has altered two lives; one of a prisoner, and one of a guard. It’s a fairly detailed look inside what went on inside the prison. Given that the prisoner is sure that he’s the one in the famous photo of a hooded prisoner wired for electricity and standing on a box, it’s woth a read.

“Wake up! Wake up!” When Javal Davis walks through the corridors with his megaphone, all he sees are creatures, driven wild by rage and hunger, people who have nothing left to lose, who are as unpredictable as dogs, who have been driven into a corner and are capable of anything if you let them out of your sight for only a moment.