abuse and other violations of human rights that so tarnished this country s reputation. what we wanted to do through the book was to make clear that guantanamo wasn t just about legal battles. of course, it was about these landmark legal battles that have been fought, that have been brought by the lawyers on behalf of their clients to challenge the prison beyond the law. guantanamo is about more than that, though. it s about the stories. and i think the stories is the key here. what we ve tried to do through the contribution of more than 100 of the lawyers who have worked on these cases. lawyers from all walks of life. large law firms, small law firms, public interestbg>ñ organizations, federal defenders offices is to bring to light the stories of the detainees and the stories of the abuses of guantanamo. because in the end it s not only about the legal battles. it s also about changing the narrative, changing the discourse and changing the understanding about what guantana