The Mauritanian (Guantánamo Diary)

Located at the US Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO) in Cuba, the Guantanamo Bay detention camp has housed detainees in connection with the US War on Terror since 2002. The term “detention camp” is a euphemism; “secret prison” would be a more accurate description of its purpose and function.

Slahi identifies the US Department of Defense (DoD) as the jurisdiction ultimately responsible for the detention and treatment of detainees at Guantanamo.

A euphemism for the different types of torture applied to detainees in connection with the US War on Terror, “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” occurred at different US military sites around the world—including the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. These techniques included beatings, sleep deprivation, hooding and blindfolding, sexual assault and humiliation, noise, stress positions, and cold rooms. The author and other detainees at Guantanamo frequently experienced such torture.