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The Banned Books of Guantánamo

Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Blasphemy' by Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz was shocked to learn that his book had been censored in Guantánamo.
Alan Dershowitz
11.10.14
The Banned Books of Guantánamo

Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Futility' by Wilfred Owen

Jeremy Paxman finds it "fascinating" that the war poet is banned in Gitmo.
Jeremy Paxman
11.10.14
behind the bars: guantanamo bay

Why Are Prisoners Who Have Been Cleared for Release Still in ​Guantánamo?

In order for a prisoner to be cleared every single US government agency with a stake in national security affairs has to sign off on his release.
Ramzi Kassem
11.10.14
The Banned Books of Guantánamo

Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'Hidden Agendas' by John Pilger

It is the embodiment of dissent in a place intent on crushing it.
John Pilger & Amy McQuire
11.10.14
The Banned Books of Guantánamo

Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'A People's History of the United States' by Howard Zinn

John Howard on why Zinn's radical history is banned from Gitmo.
John Howard
11.10.14
The Banned Books of Guantánamo

Banned Books of Guantánamo: 'The Diary of a Young Girl' by Anne Frank

The starkest difference between the captivity of Anne Frank and those in Guantánamo Bay is that Frank and her family were in hiding. It must be so surreal for detainees in Gitmo to know that the whole world knows they're there.
Ariel Levy
11.10.14
behind the bars: guantanamo bay

Colonel John Bogdan Has No Nose

A fable about the former Guantánamo warden by Shaker Aamer, a British detainee.
Shaker Aamer
Shaker Aamer, Illustrations: Molly Crabapple
11.10.14
behind the bars: guantanamo bay

Obama and Bush: How Do the Presidents Compare on Guantánamo Bay?

It depends on which you prefer: headstrong mistakes or broken promises.
Jason Leopold
11.10.14
behind the bars: guantanamo bay

The Trials of Being the Only Imam at Guantánamo Bay

How the former chaplain James Yee ended up spending months in solitary confinement.
Oscar Rickett
11.10.14
behind the bars: guantanamo bay

The Declaration of No Human Rights

My extended periods in solitary confinement have led me to conclude that the US government has already adopted the DNHR.
Shaker Aamer
Shaker Aamer, Illustrations: Tom Scotcher
11.10.14
behind the bars: guantanamo bay

Carol Rosenberg On Covering Guantánamo

An excerpt from Carol Rosenberg's May 2014 Pringle Lecture delivered to the Columbia Journalism School's graduating class.
Carol Rosenberg
11.10.14
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The Future of Direct Brain-to-Brain Communication

A stable brain-to-brain interface could be 'the ultimate test of neuroscientific theories.'
Jordan Pearson
11.10.14
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