As part of the Morning Edition series of commentaries on the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Fawaz Gerges predicts the scandal will provoke more violence by Iraqi insurgents. Gerges is professor of international affairs and Middle Eastern studies at Sarah Lawrence College and author of the forthcoming book The Jihadists: Unholy Warriors.
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