is an innocent man who spent 14 years detained and tortured in Guantanamo Bay.
He was released last fall and has since returned to his home country of Mauritania. He published a book while he was still imprisoned called 鈥溾�� (Little Brown/ 2015). It details some of the extreme torture tactics he endured, including exposure to nearly-freezing temperatures and physical and sexual abuse. His narrative illuminates how a variety of United States officials and a North Carolina-registered company are complicit in his rendering and torture.
Host Frank Stasio is joined by Slahi to discuss his experience in Guantanamo and reflections on torture as a war tactic. He also talks with , co-chair of the North Carolina Commission on Inquiry of Torture, about their efforts to document North Carolina鈥檚 role in extraordinary rendition.
