Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo

By: Murat Kurnaz

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780230603745
Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan
Date of Addition:: 10/01/09
Copyrighted By:: Rowohlt Berlin Verlag GmbH
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Philosophy, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Deborah Murray
Proofread By:: Anonymous
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.