British Human Rights Lawyers Blast U.S.-Run Prison at Guantanamo Bay

We continue looking at the case of former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg. Democracy Now! was in London last week where we attended an event featuring Moazzam and Victoria Brittain at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. After the public conversation and Q&A, we had the chance to speak with Victoria Brittain. She is a former associate foreign editor of the Guardian newspaper and has worked on issues around Guantanamo Bay for years. She co-wrote the play "Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom" and, along with Moazzam Begg, helped write his book "Enemy Combatant: A British Muslim's Journey to Guantanamo and Back."

* Victoria Brittain, co-author of "Enemy Combatant: A British Muslim's Journey to Guantanamo and Back" and a former associate foreign editor of the Guardian newspaper in London.

Also at the event last week in London was British attorney Gareth Peirce. She represents Moazzam Begg as well as the three other British citizens released from Guantanamo known as the "Tipton Three". Peirce is one of the leading human rights lawyers in Britian. She represented the Birmingham Six and Guilford Four. Actress Emma Thompson played her character in the movie "In the Name of the Father." I asked Gareth Peirce about recent comments made by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, calling Guantanamo Bay a "anomaly."

* Gareth Peirce, attorney for Maozzam Begg and one of the leading human rights attorneys in Britain.

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