Prime Directive

I will start by saying that some of the photos are very disturbing. The author uses these photos so that we can have a first-hand view of what went on. These photos help us to comprehend and interpret the aim of this story. From reading the article it seems as if he does not support the various horrible actions that took place in Abu Ghraib. It seems as if it took the whole night to realize that the actions as well as his actions and costume were wrong. Dave Griffith says, "Those soldiers were hicks from th sticks; something in their environment made them this way."(134) This passage is not all about what is written though, it goes much deeper. I love the way he uses random subjects to compare Captain Kirk's harshness. If you did not pick that up, that would be a great example of this passage taking deep thought! I think that he really got his point across, and I think the delivery was absolutely great.