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DESCRIPTION:Santa Rosa CopWatch & Free Mind Media Infospace present...\n\nMarch 20 at 
 7pm, at the Sonoma County Peace and Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, 
 Santa Rosa. An Evening with Kristian Williams and a conversation on his new 
 book "American Methods: The Logic and Legacy of Torture."\nAbner Louima. 
 Abu Ghraib. The Humboldt Five. Extraordinary Rendition. Lynchings. School 
 Of  The  Americas. Prison Rape.\nWhether or not it makes front-page news, 
 make no mistake: Torture is an everyday tool of  dominance and terror in 
 the United States. On the heels of Our Enemies in Blue, his controversial 
 chronicle of  policing, Kristian Williams once again upsets the notion that 
  “excessive force” by the state is anything but altogether 
 American.\nAmerican Methods is a damning audit of the US record in 
 underwriting human rights violations around the globe. In the last 25 years 
 alone and under several administrations, we confront death squads in El 
 Salvador, genocidal campaigns in Turkey, brutal interrogations done on our 
 dime, even in our name by various “friendly governments,” and more. 
 Returning to our shores, Williams observes the banality of violence at 
 home—on both sides of the prison wall. What emerges is the distinct 
 character of American torture, particularly its emphasis on sexual 
 violence, misogyny, and racialized spectacle.\nUltimately, American Methods 
 offers devastating conclusions about the centrality of rape, racism, and 
 conquest to both the state and our national culture.\nIn addition to 
 American Methods, Kristian Wiliams is the author of Our Enemies in Blue, 
 has had some of  his writings on political repression in the United States 
 compiled into one volume titled Confrontations, and has had his articles 
 published in such magazines as  Clamor, Dissent, Social Anarchism, New 
 Politics, and Counterpunch.  He also contributed an essay to the 2003 
 collection entitled We Are Everywhere: The Irresistible Rise of Global 
 Anti-Capitalism.\nKristian is a member of  Rose City CopWatch  in Portland, 
 Oregon, and of the National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981).\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/28/18482458.php
SUMMARY:Kristian Williams “American Methods: The Logic and Legacy of Torture.”
LOCATION:Sonoma County Peace and Justice Center, 467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/28/18482458.php
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