Lynndie England

Saturday, August 15, 2009 at 9:47 pm

Lynndie England, Public Face of the Abu Ghraib scandal, Lynndie England’s lecture cancelled at Library of Congress on Friday as staff’s safety was on the stake, after threats. Lynndie England was to discuss her biography as part of Veteran’s Forum on Capitol Hill.

It was David Moor, also a War Veteran (Vietnam) who had organized the event and invited the former Army Reservist Lynndie England. The German Acquisitions Specialist at the Library of Congress David Moor informed the library’s Inspector General as well as police that he received countless threat, violence and protest e-mails against the lecture. It is reported that members of the Library of Congress Professional Association, the employee group was informed by an e-mail from President Angela Kinney that said the lecture was cancelled on account of staff safety concerns. Overall, the decision of cancellation of the lecture was a good decision, most of the members said.

The book under review was by an author namely Gary S. Winkler and it is called “Tortured: Lynndie England, Abu Ghraib and the Photographs That Shocked the World.” There have been various articles and mails all over the web and media, criticizing Lynndie, who served in Iraq under the rank of ‘Specialist’ and was found guilty of inflicting Sexual, Physical and Psychological abuse on helpless Iraqi prisoners.

The abuse included Torture, Rape, Sodomy, Homicide of Prisoners etc. This abuse and horrifying activities just rocked the world when leaked and worst of all the issues was the involvement of 372nd Military Police Company of the US Army. As reinforcement, they had the services of additional US Government Agencies as well at Abu Ghraib (Baghdad Correctional Facility).

Finally she was convicted in 2005 by the Army courts-martial along with 11 other military personnel. Now she is raising a young son in West Virginia.