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David Will
David Will is a graduate of Princeton University and The University of Virginia School of Law. His work has been published in the Washington Examiner and the Hill.
Just Places: Physical Spaces and the Stories They Tell about Justice, Terror, and Tragedy
An official NGO Observer at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Will describes the exterior of the courthouse where the 911 conspirators are tried for capital crimes. Sitting on a dilapidated “out-of-service airstrip,” the low-slung building looks like a toolshed, but upon entering the building visitors witness “the world’s most sophisticated technology.” This space is not a symbol; it represents the physical implementation of justice. The question is: Can the Guantanamo military commissions offer a narrative “to reaffirm the country’s values and to offer closure”?
Issue 6, October 2017
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