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

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.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.
Detention of persons
Prisoners of war
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
21st century american military history.
american military practices.
bush administration.
capture.
center for constitutional rights.
cuba.
former prisoners.
guantanamo bay.
guantanamo.
human rights center.
incarceration.
international human rights law clinic.
international law.
interrogation.
national security.
political.
post 9/11 america.
president george w bush.
prisoner abuse.
united states of america.
us detention.
us interrogation practices.
war on terror.
war time laws.