Bibliograph

Obama's Guantánamo, stories from an enduring prison, edited by Jonathan Hafetz

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Obama's Guantánamo, stories from an enduring prison, edited by Jonathan Hafetz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Obama's Guantánamo

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

935250435

Responsibility statement

edited by Jonathan Hafetz

Sub title

stories from an enduring prison

Summary

"Obama's Guantánamo: Stories from an Enduring Prison describes President Obama's failure to close America's enduring offshore detention center, as he had promised to do within his first year in office, and the costs of that failure for those imprisoned there. Like its predecessor, Guantánamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law, Obama's Guantánamo consists of accounts from lawyers who have not only represented detainees, but also served as their main connection to the outside world. Their stories provide us with an accessible explanation of the forces at work in the detentions and place detainees' stories in the larger context of America's submission to fearmongering. These stories demonstrate all that is wrong with the prison and the importance of maintaining a commitment to human rights even in times of insecurity"--Publisher's web site

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