For out last source analysis, we have been reading My Guantanamo Diaries. This has been one of my favorite books that we have been reading. Out of all of the books that we have read, this book has opened my eyes the most. Based on what we hear on the TV, radio, or in the newspapers, I have always believed that the detainees in Guantanamo are the most evil criminals out there. I was always happy to hear that people were being held there because I thought that they were a threat to America's safety and needed to be locked up. However, My Guantanamo Diaries has made me believe otherwise.
The account that touched me the most was the first account that the author has with a man named Ali Shah Mousovi. He broke a common stereotype that Americans have of people in the Middle East: that all men have more than one wife and a lot of children. However, Mousovi only has one wife and two children. Hearing about how he was tortured made me believe even more that he is completely innocent. His account made me truly believe that the United States is making a horrible mistake keeping so many people in Guantanamo without the right to a fair trial. I understand that our country is at war right now with the Middle East and that we need to take extra precautionary measures to keep the country safe, but this book has proved that we have pushed it too far. Innocent people are being taken from their families, tortured, and isolated from other people. This book has opened my eyes to not trusting everything that you hear in the media. I feel that every person living in the United States needs to read this book to gain a better understanding of Guantanamo or "Gitmo."
The account that touched me the most was the first account that the author has with a man named Ali Shah Mousovi. He broke a common stereotype that Americans have of people in the Middle East: that all men have more than one wife and a lot of children. However, Mousovi only has one wife and two children. Hearing about how he was tortured made me believe even more that he is completely innocent. His account made me truly believe that the United States is making a horrible mistake keeping so many people in Guantanamo without the right to a fair trial. I understand that our country is at war right now with the Middle East and that we need to take extra precautionary measures to keep the country safe, but this book has proved that we have pushed it too far. Innocent people are being taken from their families, tortured, and isolated from other people. This book has opened my eyes to not trusting everything that you hear in the media. I feel that every person living in the United States needs to read this book to gain a better understanding of Guantanamo or "Gitmo."
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