false 1619216 3 <div><div>In October 2001, nineteen-year-old Murat Kurnaz traveled to Pakistan to visit a madrassa. During a security check a few weeks after his arrival, he was arrested without explanation and for a bounty of $3,000, the Pakistani police sold him to U.S. forces. He was first taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was severely mistreated, and then two months later he was flown to Guantanamo as Prisoner #61. For more than 1,600 days, he was tortured and lived through hell. He was kept in a cage and endured daily interrogations, solitary confinement, and sleep deprivation. Finally, in August 2006, Kurnaz was released, with acknowledgment of his innocence. Told with lucidity, accuracy, and wisdom, Kurnaz's story is both sobering and poignant--an important testimony about our turbulent times when innocent people get caught in the crossfire of the war on terrorism.</div></div> 1613126 book 2007 Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo total:55|5:23|4:21|3:6|2:3|1:2| 55 225 115 23 2 0 false true Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 20:11:27 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 21:31:40 -0700 2009 He complains that when they tried to say their prayers to Allah- we blasted the national anthem through the l...more...]]> 1 0 false true Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 23:00:04 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 01:22:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 20:53:53 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 14:01:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 16 13:33:15 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 19:47:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:47:51 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 13:09:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 17:39:23 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 19:21:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 20:38:51 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 11:56:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 15:52:05 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 16:04:53 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 15:26:26 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 15:27:08 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 24 09:10:31 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 09:10:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 10 10:46:26 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 10:47:17 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 14:04:26 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 14:04:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 09 16:14:33 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 16:18:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 18 21:19:44 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 09:55:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 07:44:05 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 08:03:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 06:26:54 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 13:27:22 -0700 2008 ]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 15:11:15 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 05:18:16 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Sep 02 08:22:27 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 08:24:16 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jul 10 09:31:02 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 10:40:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 09:31:02 -0700 2008
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