Guantanamo Voices: True Accounts from the Worlds Most Infamous Prison

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On the morning of September 11, 2001, two planes collided with the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. In January 2002, a group of suspected terrorists were transferred to a Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba. They were the first of hundreds of men who would be held thereand 40 still remain. These prisoners were characterized as the "worst of the worst" but many of them have never been properly charged or tried in a proper court, and have been denied due process.
The Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a place that most Americans would rather not think about. But the stories of the people whose lives have been shaped by Guantanamo deserve to have their stories heard. In Guantanamo Voices, journalist Sarah Mirk and her team of talented, diverse artists tell the stories of ten people who spent time at the prison since its opening in 2002, including service members, prisoners, lawyers, and journalists.
Guantanamo Voices doesnt ask the simplistic, blackandwhite question about whether Guantanamo is "good" or "bad." Instead, it documents a history thats happening right nowand sheds light on the prisoners and their stories.

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Moving details emerge, as when one detainee narrates his relationship with an iguana, along with profound frustration; in the words of one attorney, The law is a joke. The island colors and collection of styles make for a surprisingly artful book. * The New York Times Book Review *
the warm color palette designed by Kazimir Lee unifies the collection while helping the heavy subject matter stay measurably more approachable. This anthology disturbs and illuminates in equal measure. * Publishers Weekly *
An eye-opening, damning indictment of one of Americas worst trespasses that continues to this day. * Kirkus Reviews *
exposes the surreal inhumanity and documents the humane attempts at justice-seeking for the so-called detainees in the detention facility known as Guantnamo. * Booklist *
The prison is often a forgotten topic of recent American history; Guantanamo Voicesillustrated format does the difficult work of making these facts accessible to a broad audience, dispelling falsehoods in the process * KQED *
The influences of Chris Ware, the Hernandez brothers and Moebius can be seen in Guantnamo Voices, a narrative report on the complex legal maneuvering, bureaucratic banality and patriotic equivocation that helped to justify a wartime prison that still exists today. * Shelf Awareness *

Author Bio

Sarah Mirk is a multimedia journalist whose work focuses on telling nuanced, human-focused stories. She is an editor of The Nib and the former online editor of national feminism and pop-culture magazine Bitch. She lives in Portland, Oregon.