Witnesses of the unseen : seven years in Guantanamo
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Ait Idir, Mustafa, 1970- author.
Published
Stanford, California : Redwood Press, [2017].
ISBN
9781503601154, 1503601153
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 973.931 BOU | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 355.3432 BOU | On Shelf |
Prairie State College - Stacks | HV9467.8 .B68 2017 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Ait Idir, Mustafa, -- 1970- -- Imprisonment.
Ait Idir, Mustafa, -- 1970- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Biographies.
Boumediene, Lakhdar, -- 1966- -- Imprisonment.
Boumediene, Lakhdar, -- 1966- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Detention of persons -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
Ait Idir, Mustafa, -- 1970- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Biographies.
Boumediene, Lakhdar, -- 1966- -- Imprisonment.
Boumediene, Lakhdar, -- 1966- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Detention of persons -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
Prisoners of war -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Cuba -- Guantánamo Bay Naval Base.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
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Published
Stanford, California : Redwood Press, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvii, 266 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781503601154, 1503601153
Notes
Description
"This searing memoir shares the trauma and triumphs of Lakhdar Boumediene and Mustafa Ait Idir's time inside America's most notorious prison. Lakhdar and Mustafa were living quiet, peaceful lives in Bosnia when, in October 2001, they were arrested and accused of participating in a terrorist plot. After a three-month investigation uncovered no evidence, all charges were dropped and Bosnian courts ordered their freedom. However, under intense U.S. pressure, Bosnian officials turned them over to American soldiers. They were flown blindfolded and shackled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they were held in outdoor cages for weeks as the now-infamous military prison was built around them. Guantanamo became their home for the next seven years. They endured torture and harassment and force-feedings and beatings, all the while not knowing if they would ever see their families again. They had no opportunity to argue their innocence until 2008, when the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in their case, Boumediene v. Bush, confirming Guantanamo detainees' constitutional right to challenge their detention in federal court. Weeks later, the George W. Bush--appointed federal judge who heard their case, stunned by the absence of evidence against them, ordered their release. Now living in Europe and rebuilding their lives, Lakhdar and Mustafa are finally free to share a story that every American ought to know."--Publisher's description.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boumediene, L., & Ait Idir, M. (2017). Witnesses of the unseen: seven years in Guantanamo . Redwood Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boumediene, Lakhdar, 1966- and Mustafa Ait Idir. 2017. Witnesses of the Unseen: Seven Years in Guantanamo. Redwood Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boumediene, Lakhdar, 1966- and Mustafa Ait Idir. Witnesses of the Unseen: Seven Years in Guantanamo Redwood Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boumediene, Lakhdar, and Mustafa Ait Idir. Witnesses of the Unseen: Seven Years in Guantanamo Redwood Press, 2017.
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