The Guantánamo effect : exposing the consequences of U.S. detention and interrogation practices

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Title:

Author:

Fletcher, Laurel E.

ISBN:

9780520261761

9780520261778

Publication Information:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2009.

Physical Description:

xviii, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Originally published as an electronic resource: ISBN 9780976067733. Guantánamo and its aftermath. Berkeley, CA : Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley ; International Human Rights Law Clinic, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, [2008].

Contents:

The new paradigm -- Afghanistan : the long journey begins -- Guantánamo : pushed to the breaking point -- Guantánamo : no exit -- Return : the legacy of Guantánamo.

Corporate Subject:

Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.

Subject Term:

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Prisoners of war -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.

Detention of persons -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.

Added Author:

Fletcher, Laurel E.

Stover, Eric.

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This book, based on a two-year study of former prisoners of the U.S. government's detention facility at Guant#65533;namo Bay, Cuba, reveals in graphic detail the cumulative effect of the Bush administration's "war on terror." Scrupulously researched and devoid of rhetoric, the book deepens the story of post-9/11 America and the nation's descent into the netherworld of prisoner abuse. Researchers interviewed more than sixty former Guant#65533;namo detainees in nine countries, as well as key government officials, military experts, former guards, interrogators, lawyers for detainees, and other camp personnel. We hear directly from former detainees as they describe the events surrounding their capture, their years of incarceration, and the myriad difficulties preventing many from resuming a normal life upon returning home. Prepared jointly by researchers with the Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, and the International Human Rights Law Clinic, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Guant#65533;namo Effect contributes significantly to the debate surrounding the U.S.'s commitment to international law during war time.