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"Every morning that human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith visits the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, he takes the eight o'clock ferry to the 'windward side. His journey ends in the cells with men who have been tarred as "enemy combatants" in the "war on terror."" "Eight O' Clock Ferry to the Windward Side is an extraordinary, first-hand account of the United States detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, written by one of the few individuals in the world who has had independent access to the detention facility." "Based on the multiple visits that he has made there over the past three years, Stafford Smith analyzes the justifications that are used for the torture of terrors suspects, describes the array of deceits that shield the actions of the prison authorities, and tells the stories of many prisoners."--BOOK JACKET.Smith, Clive Stafford is the author of 'Eight O'Clock Ferry to the Windwest Side Fighting the Lawless World of Guantanamo Bay', published 2007 under ISBN 9781568583747 and ISBN 1568583745.
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