Guantánamo Diary
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"This is the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantánamo detainee. Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered released by a federal judge, the U.S. government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to let him go. Three years into his captivity Slahi began a diary, recounting his life before he disappeared into U.S. custody and daily life as a detainee. His diary is not merely a vivid record of a miscarriage of justice, but a deeply personal memoir--terrifying, darkly humorous, and surprisingly gracious."--
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A fascinating must-read; I have no idea the degree to which this account is true, but it is an important place to put one's mind in when evaluating the way America is perceived in other parts of the world, as well as in the larger context of many different conflicts.
For my part, I hope there is resolution - America is many things, but this book will make you think pretty hard through some of the less-savory aspects of her recent past.
