RAMSEY CLARK is an attorney, teacher and writer. He served as attorney general of the United States during the Johnson Administration. He is actively engaged in practice of law, in fields of law, peace, disarmament, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, voting rights, health, education, and others. In 1991 he founded the International Action Center. THOMAS EHRLICH REIFER is an educator from California. HAIFA ZANGANA is an Iraqi political commentator, novelist, and former prisoner of Saddam Hussein’s regime. She is a weekly columnist for al-Quds newspaper and a commentator for the Guardian, Red Pepper, and al-Ahram Weekly. She lives in London.
This is an indispensable, powerful, well-written book about torture that packs a lot into a few clearly written pages. It dispenses with the endless scholasticism that seems to be the rage in America when writing about the US torture program. This book says something new--read it and be surprised. -Michael Ratner, President, Center for Constitutional Rights