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The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America´s Illegal Prison
Andy Worthington
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Description for The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America´s Illegal Prison
Paperback. The first book to tell the story of every man trapped in Guantanamo. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JMC; JPVR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
In 2006, four years after the illegal prison in Guantánamo Bay opened, the Pentagon finally released the names of the 773 men held there, as well as 7,000 pages of transcripts from tribunals assessing their status as 'enemy combatants'. Andy Worthington is the only person to have analysed every page of these transcripts and this book reveals the stories of all those imprisoned in Guantanamo.
Deprived of the safeguards of the Geneva Conventions, and, for the most part, sold to the Americans by their allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the detainees have struggled for five ... Read more
In 2006, four years after the illegal prison in Guantánamo Bay opened, the Pentagon finally released the names of the 773 men held there, as well as 7,000 pages of transcripts from tribunals assessing their status as 'enemy combatants'. Andy Worthington is the only person to have analysed every page of these transcripts and this book reveals the stories of all those imprisoned in Guantanamo.
Deprived of the safeguards of the Geneva Conventions, and, for the most part, sold to the Americans by their allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the detainees have struggled for five ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745326641
SKU
V9780745326641
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99-50
About Andy Worthington
Andy Worthington is a freelance investigative journalist. He has been researching and writing about Guantanamo since 2006, and has worked with the United Nations, WikiLeaks, Reprieve and Cageprisoners. He is the author of The Guantanamo Files (Pluto, 2007).
Reviews for The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America´s Illegal Prison
'This is an important book. If you care about our Government's complicity in these illegal and horrific acts then this book provides the evidence. Carefully researched and documented, it reveals a story of appalling brutality. The people are not mere ciphers but, as their stories unfold, their pain becomes our concern'
Ken Loach 'The subject matter of this book ... Read more
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