n an effort to gather photos showing famous landmarks in Iraq, 1st Specialist Joseph Darby asked Sgt. Graner if he had any photos. Graner gave Darby two disks full of photos, some of which completely shocked Darby. Knowing that the photos showed unethical behavior by military police officials, Darby handed the disks over to the authorities.
From there an investigation was in place within the Army to find out what was going on inside Abu Ghraib. In an effort to protect the MP's involved in the scandal, a safe box was desigined for the MP's to place any other incriminating photos in. Authorities in the white house labeled the situation “Animal house on the night shift” because of the actions of the prisoners and their treatment of the detainees. However it is the feeling of many that the MP’s were not acting on their own free will. Most were ordered to torture and humiliate the detainees using various means in an effort to obtain intelligence. Some of the techniques used had been used in other warfare, and could not have been known to the MP’s on their own. This information was coming from a higher source.
Outrage swept the nation as media outlets plastered the televisions and newspapers with the images from the Abu Ghraib scandal. 60 Minutes 2 aired a special that outed the MP's involved and forever changed their lives. The United States was no longer viewed as a country who placed high value on civil rights, but rather another animalistic nation.
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