Justice at Guantanamo: One Woman's Odyssey and Her Crusade for Human Rights

by Kristine Huskey, Aleigh Acerni, Kristine Huskey with Aleigh Acerni

As a professional model and dancer in 1990, Kristine Huskey would never have guessed that by 2006 she'd be one of America's top human rights experts - and attorney for the world's most controversial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599214687
• ISBN13: 9781599214689
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Role Model for Young Women

This is definitely a page turner and I read it in one day. One cannot but help to keep reading as it flows beautifully and you are fascinated by all Kristine has done in her life up until now. Kristine's "adventurers" make for a parent's white hairs but she is also a role model to young women to set goals for themselves and aim higher. I have a whole new outlook on Guantanamo and feel foolish I fell into the "media" version of what has happened there. To see it from Kristine's humanitarian perspective is an eye opener and thank God for her convictions and those of others to see that justice is served. I am definitely ordering this book for our two daughters who also grew up in Alaska and fortunately are able to think for themselves are sensitive to the needs of others.

I was wrong.

An inspiring story about Kristine Huskey, party animal turned human rights lawyer. A wonderful lesson in humility. Kristine Huskey was brave (and crazy) enough to challenge a grave injustice committed during the Bush administration. While these prisoners rot away at Guantanamo Bay today. President Bush can only express "regret". What are the lessons we learned after the "exclusion act" against the Chinese Americans, the internment camps against the Japanese Americans? 9-11 pissed us off. But I must admit I was also blinded by my anger. I was wrong to believe in "us or them" propaganda. We must commit to equal justice for all humanity like Kristine has. Very good book.

Honest

There are many thoughtful, important books out there about Guantanamo, which have been written by lawyers for the prisoners as well as ex-prisoners themselves. Each book adds something unique to the dialogue, and Kristine Huskey's Justice at Guantanamo is no exception. This book explains how and why Ms. Huskey chose to get involved in the Guantanamo litigation. Ms. Huskey never pretends to be representative of all of the hundreds of lawyers who have worked on these cases. Rather, she presents her own personal story, which gives the reader a real, flawed, funny, warm, person with whom to identify. The books reads like a conversation, and it is inspiring to witness Ms. Huskey discover what she is good at and passionate about. I started to title this review "Guantanamo and So Much More," but then I realized that I only needed one word to sum it all up: Honest. This book is an honest portrayal of one woman and what led her to take on such an important representation. Ms. Huskey's honesty in who she is and how she got there should make all of us question what we can and should do when we encounter injustices around us. I highly recommend this book. It is quick but deep.

engaging story!

i found this book to be a total page-turner; finished it in two days! very interesting, readable, entertaining, heart-breaking, inspiring...

Fasinating story!!!

A very well written biography of an amazing woman fighting the battle for justice. Hopefully it will instigate discussions and awareness of basic human constitutional rights, and give the reader insight into the challenges America faces in this difficult time. A very timely and thought provoking life story.