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Andrew Duffy

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Racism and War the Dehumanization of the Enemy

Andrew Duffy enlisted as a medic in the Iowa National Guard two days after he turned 17. He testifies to incidents in which Iraqi detainees desperately in need of medical treatment were denied it. One died as Duffy tried to save him. “A lot of people called them ‘Hajis’ and didn’t like them because they were detainees but to me, it was just an old man that could’ve been somebody’s father, grandfather, uncle.” He says the dislike for Iraqis stemmed from attacks on Americans. “I remember a time that I treated a marine that had his legs blown off, and he died in our care. Subsequently, about a half an hour later, I had to give a detainee pills for a headache. … As a medic, you need to treat these people the same. They are human beings.”

Recorded Date: 
Mar 13th 2008
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