We have heard a rumor about the case where they have prosecuted the japanese for waterboarding. We sent a young marine captain out to go dig out the records. I dont think its seen been in six years at that point. It is a story you just described. Of the doolittle raid which was the most celebrated operation of world war ii. It was a story about torture and justice. And revenge. I felt sitting there. I was reading this episode from 1945 to 1946. The United States is prosecuting the japanese for doing all of the things we were doing in the war on terrorism i dont mean to be naive or it just kind of hit me in the chest. With 60 years of time. And im seeing right where im sitting at that very moment. There was a thing in the back of my mind that give context to all of the work that i ended up doing for a number of years after that. I decided. In 2014 to try to make a book about it. And thats how we got the book we have today. I had been talking to michelle now for guantanamo. 2007. One is
Our guests are the author, a leading human rights lawyer and National Security scholar, litigate in one many highprofile cases including several of the landmark guantanamo cases and several others. Hes been working for the military Commission Defense organization. Michel paradis lectured at columbia law school, fellow at the center on National Security and hes a fordham law grad. Carol rosenberg will be talking to him about his book. She is an reporter for than york times working in collaboration with the polish privileges in. Shes been reporting in the u. S. , in the u. S. And at Guantanamo Bay since the day it opened on january 11, 2002. She started with the miami herald where before that she really reporting from middle east. She moved to the new york times. She has won many awards including the robert f. Kennedy journalism award, the aba silver gavel award and part of the miami herald team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news and 2001. Let me tell you the format. Michel an
Security and a foreign law grad. Well be talking to him about his book. Rosenberg reporting in the u. S. And the day it opened january 11, 2002. Starting with miami and before that, reported from middle east and moved recently to the new york times. Shes one of many awards including Robert F Kennedy and part of the miami team that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2001. Let me tell me you the format. They will talk and then i will come back on and i will pose questions to the audience. If you have questions, feel free to put them in the chat or if you prefer the q and a and i will get to as many as i can. Without further ado. Take away. Think it much, thank you much. Ill talk about the book quickly. The story thats told, america gets this sucker punch pearl harbor in 1941. The pearl harbor attack galvanize and demoralize americans, they were angry, probably scared. Four months later, the wealthy pilots of the center of the story, the raiders, they dropped bombs on the military target and most
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School, i thought with us security and he is a fordham law great. Carol rosenberg will be talking to him about his book, she is an awardwinning Senior Reporter for the New York Times working in collaboration with the pulitzer center. She has been reporting in the u. S. , in the u. S. And at Guantanamo Bay since the day it opened on january 11, 2002. She started with the miami herald were before that she was reporting from at least and moved recently to the New York Times. She has won many awards including the robert f. Kennedy journalism award, the aba silver gavel award and she was part of the miami herald team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news and 2001. Let me tell you the format. Michel and carol will talk and then i will come back on and i will post some questions that have come from the audience. Give any questions please feel free to put them in the chat or if you prefer the q a, and i will get as many as i can. Without further ado, michel, carol, take it away. Thank