GUANTANAMO: UNDERSTANDING THE NARRATIVE OF DEHUMANIZATION THROUGH THE LENS OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND DUALITY OF 9/11
In: The Wayne Law Review, Jg. 57 (2011-04-01), S. 163
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Naked and only wearing a diaper, Muhammad Saad Iqbal Madni was forced to urinate and defecate on himself. 1 He was housed in a refrigerator for 6 months and confined in grave-like spaces. 2 As part of the frequent flyer designation, he endured an "around the clock" shifting from cell to cell and cage to cage, in the attempt to guarantee sleep deprivation. 3 He was bruised, bloodied, and traumatized--months of kicks, punches, and tightly bound shackles. 4 Puss oozed from his perforated eardrum. 5 He had been probed anally. 6 He attempted suicide and several hunger strikes. 7 Captured in Indonesia, as part of the U.S. war on terror, he was held for years without legal representation or proof of any crimes. 8 He recalls his anguish at the hands of a multicultural team of captors, all working at the behest of the U.S. Government. 9 He details his first encounter with an American Intelligence Officer, "My name is Ron, we did a mistake in arresting you, but . . . ." 10 He cries and wipes his eyes. 11 His head slouches down, he is silent. 12 It would be six-and-a-half years before he was released from Guantanamo. 13 Physically free from his captors, but not really free at all. 14 The nightmarish details described above represent the detention of many Guantanamo detainees. There are many firsthand accounts, photos, and documents which point to the continued saga of grotesque violations within Guantanamo's padlocked fences. But, ...
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GUANTANAMO: UNDERSTANDING THE NARRATIVE OF DEHUMANIZATION THROUGH THE LENS OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM AND DUALITY OF 9/11
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | GHOSHRAY, SABY |
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Zeitschrift: | The Wayne Law Review, Jg. 57 (2011-04-01), S. 163 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2011 |
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