Enemy Combatant

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This searing account reveals one man's harrowing years in a notorious American prison and his Kafkaesque struggle to clear his name. The narrative begins with a chilling description of his abduction and the oppressive conditions he faced. Moazzam Begg, a highly educated British Muslim, spent three years in U.S. custody, nearly two of which were in Guantanamo Bay, a symbol of the dark side of America's War on Terror. His story, written with journalist Victoria Brittain, details his experience of being secretly taken from his home in Afghanistan, held incommunicado in military bases, and ultimately transferred to Guantanamo. There, he endured eighteen months in solitary confinement, relentless interrogations, and degrading treatment, alongside over 800 other Muslim detainees, many of whom remain imprisoned. Begg's powerful narrative serves as a personal indictment of the U.S. government's establishment of a global gulag that disregards the Geneva conventions, highlighting one of the great miscarriages of justice of our time. His eloquent reflections on his experiences provide a unique perspective on the consequences of the War on Terror.