"“So, why should the poem be taught? Because it is, to my mind, an important (albeit minor) document that provides some much-needed context for human rights fiasco that is Guantanamo… As it happens, Rubaish’s poem, like many of the poems in the collection, speaks directly to the plight of a person who is detained in a legal black hole, without access to the courts. The point of the poem (and I hope that you consider printing it in your paper alongside your article, so people can judge for themselves), is to call attention to the lawlessness of the place. It’s not about jihad or any such thing".
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:02:48 +0000