9/11 led to the US invasion of #Iraq and the ending of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship there.

As part of an oral history project, this sociologist interviewed 14 of Hussein’s torturers to answer questions like: How can they do such terrible things?

And most important, is there a way to stop torture by stopping the people who do it?
https://theconversation.com/how-someone-becomes-a-torturer-167027
@histodons #Histodons #USpolitics #9/11

How someone becomes a torturer

Interviews with former torturers in Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq reveal what it takes to be a torturer – which could help explain how to reduce the number of people who get tortured around the world.

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