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Two Views of Abu Ghraib

Some analysts argue that abuses at Abu Ghraib stemmed from confusion over the legal status of Iraqi prisoners. Jennifer Ludden takes a closer look with John Yoo, a former Justice Department legal counsel who helped write the so-called "torture memos," and Karen Greenberg, editor of The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib.

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Jennifer Ludden helps edit energy and environment stories for NPR's National Desk, working with NPR staffers and a team of public radio reporters across the country. They track the shift to clean energy, state and federal policy moves, and how people and communities are coping with the mounting impacts of climate change.
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