The Guantanamo Effect : Exposing the Consequences of U.S. Detention and Interrogation Practices / Laurel Emile Fletcher, Eric Stover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fletcher, Laurel E., Author.

Stover, Eric, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.

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

Detention of persons.

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

Prisoners of war.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2009]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book, based on a two-year study of former prisoners of the U.S. government's detention facility at Guantánamo 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 Guantánamo 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 Guantánamo Effect contributes significantly to the debate surrounding the U.S.'s commitment to international law during war time.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction: "The New Paradigm"

Chapter 2. Afghanistan: The Long Journey Begins

Chapter 3. Guantánamo: Pushed to the Breaking Point

Chapter 4. Guantánamo: No Exit

Chapter 5. Return: The Legacy of Guantánamo

Chapter 6. Conclusions and Recommendations

Appendix A: Counter Resistance Strategy Meeting Minutes

Appendix B: Physical Pressures Used in Resistance Training and Against American Prisoners and Detainees

Appendix C: Assessment of JTF-170 Counter-Resistance Strategies and the Potential Impact on CITF Mission and Personnel

Appendix D: Executive Orders of January 22, 2009

Notes

Selected Bibliography of Reports and Media Accounts of Detainee Treatment

Authors and Acknowledgments

About the Organizations

Index

Notes:

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].

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786612772702

9781282772700

1282772708

9780520945227

0520945220

OCLC:

586169613