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by Moazzam Begg (Author), Victoria Brittain (Contributor)
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  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press (27 Feb 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743285670
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743285674
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.8 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars brave man, cowardly governments, 22 Aug 2006
By Grendel (Scotland) - See all my reviews
I saw Moazzam Begg speak at the Edinburgh Book Festival in August 2006 -- he came across as modest, intelligent, calm and unembittered by his atrocious experiences at the hands of stupid governments. Many of the questions he was asked (by people who hadn't read his account) had more than a hint of skepticism about them and were a little insulting, but he always refused to rise to the bait, instead using his formidable knowledge of western and eastern culture to gently prove to his audience that he was not a terrorist and that his years of hell in custody were a farcical and dangerous overreaction of paranoid states. If you read this book, you will understand that the vast majority of people that have been picked up in the counterproductive "War On Terror" are innocent, and you will scratch your head in disbelief at the unnecessary brutality that is routinely inflicted on them in your name. As this book makes plain, the US and UK response to the horrific terrorism of 9/11 and since is so tragically misguided. These governments are doing EXACTLY what the terrorists want them to do, and recruiting enemies in the process. It is calm, informed, thoughtful books like this one that will heal the divide -- not another US fantasy of "spreading democracy" by force if necessary in the middle east (but not in China, Burma, North Korea and so on...)
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Distant Inception of a Wonderful Book., 20 April 2006
By Feroz Ali Abbasi "Abbas" (Surrey, England.) - See all my reviews
I remember quite well trying to encourage my fellow suffer of Concentration Camp Echo - once released from their in October 2004CE and residing in Concentration Camp Delta, Papa block - that he should write down his experiences: the pressure was coming both from myself and Clive Stafford Smith yet Moazzam only answered, "I need my laptop - this is not the atmosphere for writing". We had mused on the name. He thought 'Chimes of the Razor Wire', 'Enemy Combatant' seemed simpler and more profound to me. I am happy he conceded to it. Atleast I was right in that respect!

Moazzam had more faith in being released than I. I had embraced the idea that I would never see freedom and with a stiff upper-lip, derived from discovering my Britishness in defiance of the establishment, I sought to bloody their noses with the 'Document of Abuse' that I was hunched over relentlessly, to the exclusion of others, writing. Indeed history has proved the faith of Moazzam right and my scepticism wrong: as we were indeed released and he did get his laptop (I saw it with my own eyes). This book is a testimony to Moazzam's hope, faith in people, its struggle and eventual triumph. It is good to see: All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the Worlds.

Feroz Ali Abbasi,
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing like it, 8 April 2006
By Eman (London, UK) - See all my reviews
A fantastic read. Well-written and gripping. Moazzem Begg is articulate and at times amusing as he writes about his account of his horrific capture, his time in solitary confinement and subsequent release.
The book gives insight into a Muslim man who is British and more educated and cultured than many of his captors.
It is interesting and yet worrying as it reveals the stark realities of Guantanamo Bay and the real victims of the War on Terror.
Highly highly recommended for anyone who wants to read a stimulating and meaty story..the bonus this one has is that it really happened.
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Imagine being arrested in the dead of night at your home by secret agents and being taken away without explanation, and finding yourself imprisoned for years in a grotesquely... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars An important first-hand account
This is an important book and by the end of it I felt ashamed that Britain had played a part in the injustice it relates. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mcduff

4.0 out of 5 stars An important first-hand account
This is an important book and by the end of it I felt ashamed that Britain had played a part in the injustice it relates. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mcduff

5.0 out of 5 stars If there is one book you read this year, let this be the one.
Well written, powerful true story. Could not put it down until I finished it in 3 days. Moazzam Begg's books is intense, funny at times and thought provoking. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sam Tighe

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, trust worthy account of guantanamo bay
This is a very well written account of the live of Moazzam Begg which draws on his experience of Guantanamo bay as its main topic, but also delves into his early life. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2006 by Mr. Gavin E. Burton

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only read one book this year - make it this one!
Once I purchased Enemy Combatant, I couldn't put it down. Few books can claim to be written in a tone that alternates humour, seriousness, humility, self-reflection, moments of... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2006 by Umm Uthmaan

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, but a rather arrogant account.
This book is a good read and very well written, providing you don't take everything that Mr Begg says as being the absolute truth. Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2006 by timmyuk

5.0 out of 5 stars Deja vu: our Government or 1930's Germany?
Moazzam Begg is an excellent author and an inspirational speaker. This book is not a book to inspire hatred, although it might inspire shame. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2006 by Mark P. Ingram

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you Moazzam
After reading this book, one can only imagine how difficult it must have been for the author to write, forcing him to relive his years as a detainee. Read more
Published on 25 May 2006 by Pamela A. Harms

5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Blowing account of injustice
Although I am not an avid reader, this book is definately one to pick up as it provides a deep insight to someone's true life story. Read more
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