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...particularly loathed assignment, since the TCPs were remote and dangerously underfortified. At the beginning of March, Bravo Company's 1st Platoon began a rotation out at the TCPs that would ultimately last 21 days, two weeks longer than the usual rotation. Specialist Paul Cortez was put in charge of TCP2. The spiral of poor discipline, substance abuse, brutality and lack of senior oversight that began months ago was continuing unabated. By March 12, the small group of young soldiers Cortez was leading, including Steven Green, had reached their breaking point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Book Excerpt: Anatomy of an Iraq War Crime | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...March 12, Green was pulling predawn guard in the gun truck at TCP2. He'd been up for 18 hours. "I've had it," he thought to himself. This was it. Not long after, he was hanging out with Barker and Cortez in the courtyard area...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Book Excerpt: Anatomy of an Iraq War Crime | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

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