I have a strange feeling, like I’ve been here before.
Everything looks familiar. The highly coordinated Islamist attack on a “Western” nation; the bloodthirsty demand for revenge; the calls to war abroad and the suspension of liberties at home; the simplification of the world into ...
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On a brilliantly sunny, fall afternoon, a dozen members of Witness Against Torture -- a grassroots group long dedicated to closing the prison camp at Guantánamo -- broke from our marathon strategy meeting to see the GTMO-themed installation of the renowned performance artist Laurie Anderson. Titled “Habeas Corpus,” ...
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