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]s in camp six which has triggered controversy. It has been called: "the reading room with no books.<ref name=SydneyMorningHerald20071128>
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The ] made available to captive's held in ] in the ] ]s, in ], is notable for the controversy it has stirred.

Access to books, particularly the ] series, is widely described as a sign that the conditions
for the captives has improved.<ref name=FoxNews20050627>
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| title=Pols: Gitmo Conditions Have Improved
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| title=Guantanamo Inmates Turn to Library Books: Guantanamo Inmates Achieve a Measure of Escape Through Library Books; Nonfiction Most Popular
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| title=Terrorist detainees spellbound by Harry Potter tales
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| title=Pistachios at Guantanamo
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The ] reports that Guantanamo captives have access to 3,500 volumes.<ref name=DoD20060914>
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Guantanamo captives, like ], were reported to have been provided with access to a "reading room" that did not contain any reading material.<ref name=SydneyMorningHerald20071128/>

==Letter from "Abdul Aziz"==

On ] ] ] published an article which quoted extensively from a recently declassified letter from a Guantanamo captive identified as '''"Abdul Aziz"'''.<ref name=Yahoo20070722>
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The surname of the author of the letter was withheld. Like ] the author of the letter traveled to Afghanistan, after writing his University exams, in ], to look for and try to bring home his brother,

==References==
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A "reading room" for Guantanamo captives in camp six which has triggered controversy. It has been called: "the reading room with no books.

The library made available to captive's held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba, is notable for the controversy it has stirred.

Access to books, particularly the Harry Potter series, is widely described as a sign that the conditions for the captives has improved.

The Department of Defense reports that Guantanamo captives have access to 3,500 volumes.

Guantanamo captives, like David Hicks, were reported to have been provided with access to a "reading room" that did not contain any reading material.

Letter from "Abdul Aziz"

On July 22 2007 Andy Worthington published an article which quoted extensively from a recently declassified letter from a Guantanamo captive identified as "Abdul Aziz". The surname of the author of the letter was withheld. Like Abdul Aziz Saad Al Khaldi the author of the letter traveled to Afghanistan, after writing his University exams, in Riyadh, to look for and try to bring home his brother,

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Pearlman (November 28, 2006). "Hicks's window on the world". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-7-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  2. "Pols: Gitmo Conditions Have Improved". Fox News. Monday, June 27, 2005. Retrieved 2007-7-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  3. Andrew Selsky (September 24 2006). "Guantanamo Inmates Turn to Library Books: Guantanamo Inmates Achieve a Measure of Escape Through Library Books; Nonfiction Most Popular". ABC News. Retrieved 2007-7-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  4. Rachel Williams (September 24 2006). "Terrorist detainees spellbound by Harry Potter tales". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2007-7-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  5. Jackson Diehl (Monday, July 23, 2007). "Pistachios at Guantanamo". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-7-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  6. "Ten Facts about Guantanamo". Department of Defense. September 14, 2006. Retrieved July 25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. Andy Worthington (Sunday July 22, 2007). "Guantánamo's Library: Adding Insult to Injury". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2007-7-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
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