“We'd created a small, simple life from scraps. We had connected with each other, with guards, and with the world beyond our cells through the simple act of opening ourselves up and expressing ourselves. If that was so threatening, nothing would change their minds. But it didn't matter what they say in us. We had regained ourselves, something they couldn't take away from ourselves ever again. And we were determined to fight for it.” LifeArtAmericaHumanityCommunityWar CrimesGuantánamoGuantánamo Bay Book:Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo Source: Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo
“So, you Americans kidnap people from all over the world and then tell them, "you chose to be there"? I said. 'I was in Afghanistan. Yes, this is my fault. That doesn't give you the right to hold me forever without any rights or justice. To just forget about me. What about those men who were kidnapped from different countries and brought here? What do you tell them? What if some government kidnapped your son and held him without charges and no rights? What would you say to that?' I looked around at our block. 'Is this what American greatness is about?” AmericaHuman RightsAmerican GreatnessGuantánamoGuantánamo Bay Book:Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo Source: Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo
“I helped negotiate the end to the hunger strike. I asked for better meals and time for rec. We got five extra minutes each week. I wasn't the general they thought I was--I wasn't even a leader--but I had found my role in this place: To feel the pain of others. To stick up for those who were beaten. And to try to make our lives better.” AmericaLeadershipHuman RightsSolidarityHuman Rights ViolationGuantanamoGuantanamo BayWarm Crime Book:Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo Source: Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo