Journal article
In solitary, in solidarity
Abstract
This article assesses the challenges to a key 'anti-policy' within anti-terrorism: the detention of terror suspects. It analyses the global response to the 2005 kidnapping of a Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq. Particular focus is given to how detainees in the 'War on Terror' emerged as key spokespeople in the attempt to influence the actions of the kidnappers. So-called 'terror detainees' in the UK and Canada made several appeals for mercy …
Authors
Nyers P
Journal
European Journal of Cultural Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 333–349
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
August 2008
DOI
10.1177/1367549408091847
ISSN
1367-5494