Five Years of My Life - An Innocent Man in Guantanamo (Paperback)

In October 2001, nineteen-year-old Murat Kurnaz traveled to Pakistan to visit a madrassa. During a security check a few weeks after his arrival, he was arrested without explanation and for a bounty of $3,000, the Pakistani police sold him to U.S. forces. He was first taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was severely mistreated, and then two months later he was flown to Guantanamo as Prisoner #61. For more than 1,600 days, he was tortured and lived through hell. He was kept in a cage and endured daily interrogations, solitary confinement, and sleep deprivation. Finally, in August 2006, Kurnaz was released, with acknowledgment of his innocence. Told with lucidity, accuracy, and wisdom, Kurnaz's story is both sobering and poignant - an important testimony about our turbulent times when innocent people get caught in the crossfire of the war on terrorism.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	August 2009
Authors:	Murat Kurnaz
Foreword by:	Patti Smith
Dimensions:	227 x 145 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-61441-3
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International humanitarian law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General
LSN:	0-230-61441-8
Barcode:	9780230614413

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