| The Song Of The Captives: A Verse Adaptation Of Testimony Taken From Detainees At Abu Ghraib Prison Contributor(s): Van Cleef, Jabez L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438221088 ISBN-13: 9781438221083 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $11.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.24" W x 7.99" (0.33 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Limited resources, increasing populations, and unyielding political and religious systems have engendered conflicts around the world. As a consequence, commercial interests, established institutions, and government powers have threatened fundamental aspects of human rights. The poetry in this book interprets, in a metered format, sworn statements obtained at Baghdad Correctional Facility, Abu Ghraib, Iraq, January 16-21, 2004, and obtained by the Washington Post. It finds a dark music in the plain speech of men detained and manipulated by strangers: He said, If I give you some torture, What do you think? Would that be fair? I asked him, Why torture me then? He said, We need more information. |