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- Title
US Seizure, Exploitation, and Restitution of Saddam Hussein's Archive of Atrocity.
- Authors
MONTGOMERY, BRUCE P.
- Abstract
In the 2003 invasion of Iraq, US forces seized millions of documents, thousands of audio and video tapes, and hard drives and digital devices from Saddam Hussein's government ministries and other sites. In war, the seizure of enemy documents for military advantage is permissible under the laws of armed conflict. Following their capture, the materials have undergone a process of analysis, triage, exploitation, dissemination, politicization, more analysis, scholarly investigation, and postwar diplomacy. An analysis of these events reveals the scope and nature of US exploitation of enemy documents and media in the Iraq War, the limits of the laws of armed conflict regarding their custody and use, and the complications surrounding their repatriation to Iraq.
- Subjects
IRAQ War, 2003-2011; CONFISCATIONS; ENEMY property; WAR (International law); SEARCHES &; seizures (Law); HUSSEIN, Saddam, 1937-2006; IRAQ-United States relations; HISTORY; MILITARY intelligence
- Publication
Journal of American Studies, 2014, Vol 48, Issue 2, p559
- ISSN
0021-8758
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0021875813002004