Detainee 002 : the case of David Hicks / Leigh Sales.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sales, Leigh, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hicks, David, 1975-.

Hicks, David.

Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.

Political prisoners--Cuba--Guantánamo Bay Naval Base--Biography.

Political prisoners.

Political prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Australians--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Australians.

Detention of persons--United States.

Detention of persons.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Prisoners and prisons, Australian.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Military courts--United States.

Military courts.

Torture--United States.

Torture.

Prisoners of war--United States.

Prisoners of war.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, [2007]

Summary:

In a remote American military base at Guantanamo Bay, 385 enemy combatants sit waiting for their day in court. Among them is David Hicks, who was detained for five years until the March 2007 hearing where he pleaded guilty to the charge of providing material support for terrorism. Detainee 002 reveals in unprecedented detail how an Australian citizen wound up in the War on Terror. Based on more than five years of reporting and dozens of interviews with insiders, Leigh Sales explains the intricacies of Hicks's case, from his capture in Afghanistan, to life in Guantanamo Bay, to the behind-the-scene establishment and workings of the military commissions. Sales' impeccable research takes us from top-secret negotiations at the White House and Pentagon to the domestic fallout Hicks's incarceration has had on his family, to the campaign that Major Michael Mori, the marine who becomes his greatest advocate, waged on his behalf.David Hicks's case is emblematic of some of the greatest challenges facing the world today: the rise of Islamic extremism, terrorism and the accountability of governments towards their citizens. It is a chilling reminder that, in a war with ever-changing rules and no end in sight, there are no limits.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Abbreviations

Prologue

Part I Enemy Combatant

1 A fork in the road

2 The boy from Oz

3 Pushing the limits

4 Waltzing with Washington

Part II Guantanamo Bay

5 Honour bound to defend freedom

6 The case against David Hicks

7 Fair go for David

8 Major Mori signs up

9 The terrorist and the marine

10 The definition of torture

11 Trouble in the ranks

12 This assignment is ruining my life

13 To all charges, not guilty

Part III The Unravelling

14 Seized with doubt

15 Asymmetric warfare

16 The plea

17 With hindsight

Appendix I: Timeline

Appendix II: US Department of Defense Charge Sheet (June 2004)

Appendix III: US Department of Defense Charge Sheet (February 2007)

Appendix IV: Hicks's Pretrial Agreement (full transcript), 2 April 2007

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references pages 277-311 and index.

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ISBN:

9780522870473

0522870473

OCLC:

1496394662