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The commanding general of Abu Ghraib tells her story

Former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is one of the most senior officials to be punished for the abuses at Abu Gharib prison. She speaks with Tom Fudge about her memoir One Woman's Army.

The commanding general of Abu Ghraib tells her story


Former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is one of the most senior officials to be punished for the abuses at Abu Gharib prison. She speaks with Tom Fudge about her memoir One Woman's Army.

Brigadier General Janis Karpinski will be speaking and signing books tonight, 1/17/06 at 6:30 pm at the Coronado Public Library.

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  • Brigadier General Janis Karpinski is the former commandant of the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. She tells her story in the recently published memoir One Woman's Army : The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story .

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