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	(chalkboard scratching)	0:00
	(keyboard clacking)	0:04
-	Things are so terrible in Guantanamo.	0:19
	The length of time men have had to endure being there	0:25
	is so appalling.	0:29
	The desperation of the men in Guantanamo is so great	0:32
	that there has been now an ongoing hunger strike,	0:37
	which will lead to deaths.	0:42
	And yet,	0:48
	with all of the history,	0:50
	what is this country doing?	0:53
	Nothing.	0:56
	It claims,	0:59
	it's taken steps.	1:01
	But when we've	1:04
	(throat clearing)
	talked to the highest level	1:05
	of American officials,	1:08
	(throat clearing)	1:12
	they've said,	1:14
	"You know when the Brits want something,	1:16
	and you know when they're just going through the motions.	1:21
	And,	1:26
	until very recently,	1:29
	all they've done	1:31
	is at most go through the motions with Shakar."	1:33
	But,	1:41
	at the same time,	1:43
	with weasel words saying,	1:47
	"We deplore torture."	1:49
	We have made it clear to the Americans	1:53
	that we do not agree with the continuing of Guantanamo.	1:56
	But when we've asked, I've met the Foreign Secretary,	2:02
	I've met the Senior Foreign Office officials.	2:06
	I have asked,	2:10
	"In one single encounter with the Americans,	2:11
	have you ever said to them that what's going on is torture?"	2:16
	And the answer is,	2:22
	"No. We have never, ever confronted them with criminality."	2:23
	Have you ever said to them,	2:30
	"Arbitrary detention, indefinite detention without trial	2:32
	is entirely unlawful and can,	2:39
	after an extended period, constitute torture in itself?"	2:43
	Have you ever said that to them?	2:47
	Have you ever said to the Americans,	2:48
	"We want to say to you this is unlawful"?	2:51
	And they say, "No."	2:55
	They say, "In our view, what would work would be diplomacy,	2:57
	and what you're suggesting is counterproductive."	3:03

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Title:

Peirce, Gareth - short clip - UKHasNeverConfrontedAmerica

Date:

June 15, 2013

Interviewer:

Honigsberg, Peter Jan

Interviewee:

Peirce, Gareth

Role:

Detainee Attorney

Description:

This interview may include descriptions of violence.
Detainee Attorney
Gareth Peirce, female, age 73, is a human rights attorney representing those accused of terrorist activity, including British citizens Moazzam Begg and Shakar Aamer.
Description was provided by Witness to Guantanamo.

Subject:

United Kingdom

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Language:

English

Extent:

1:11:14

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