First-hand accounts of torture are described in the book “The Guantánamo Diary”, and the 115 page report on the “Tipton Three”, which was turned in to the documentary drama “The Road to Guantánamo Bay.” (Branigan) These bring up harsh realities for the people who face judgment just because of who the United States is in war with at that time. Guantánamo Bay has been proven to be a harsh environment for detainees, do these new real life occurrences change the way people see the use of the facility? It is something that is very based on opinions and beliefs, but look at the facts, do people deserve to be treated like animals just because they are of a certain religion or race? We have come so far as a species and grown from our mistakes in history,
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Slahi was originally detained in 2002 with little evidence brought forward against him, but was being cooperative and turned himself in. The Secretary of Defense at the time, Donald Rumsfeld approved the “special interrogation” of Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Slahi in hour long interviews admitted a short allegiance with al-Qaida when he was younger, and claimed to deliver false statements and be rewarded for them. Mohamedou Slahi wrote a book titled “Guantánamo Diary” about his experience in the detainment camp. The book includes his first-hand accounts of torture and what he has witnessed happened to others. The 466 page book was completed in 2005, but it was just recently published. The military held the book in a secure location in Washington until Slahi’s lawyer Nancy Hollander fought for the Freedom of Information Act in 2012. In the book, Slahi claims he was sexually molested an estimated 70 times by guards. There is a chapter in the book titled “The Boat Trip” where he discusses a transfer. During the transfer he was forced to swallow large amounts of salt water, smashed into the side of a truck, and beaten by the guards. The book includes many more events such as “The Boat Trip”, but much of it has been redacted because of the use of names, classified information, and locations. Slahi said in his book, “I made up my mind to spend the rest of my life in jail. (Davey-Attlee) You see most people can put up with being imprisoned unjustly but nobody can bear agony day in and day out for the rest of his life.” (Guantánamo
Slahi was originally detained in 2002 with little evidence brought forward against him, but was being cooperative and turned himself in. The Secretary of Defense at the time, Donald Rumsfeld approved the “special interrogation” of Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Slahi in hour long interviews admitted a short allegiance with al-Qaida when he was younger, and claimed to deliver false statements and be rewarded for them. Mohamedou Slahi wrote a book titled “Guantánamo Diary” about his experience in the detainment camp. The book includes his first-hand accounts of torture and what he has witnessed happened to others. The 466 page book was completed in 2005, but it was just recently published. The military held the book in a secure location in Washington until Slahi’s lawyer Nancy Hollander fought for the Freedom of Information Act in 2012. In the book, Slahi claims he was sexually molested an estimated 70 times by guards. There is a chapter in the book titled “The Boat Trip” where he discusses a transfer. During the transfer he was forced to swallow large amounts of salt water, smashed into the side of a truck, and beaten by the guards. The book includes many more events such as “The Boat Trip”, but much of it has been redacted because of the use of names, classified information, and locations. Slahi said in his book, “I made up my mind to spend the rest of my life in jail. (Davey-Attlee) You see most people can put up with being imprisoned unjustly but nobody can bear agony day in and day out for the rest of his life.” (Guantánamo