Amanpour and Company

May 10, 2019

Christiane Amanpour speaks with broadcaster Waleed Aly about his reaction to the Christchurch terrorist attack; and playwright Heidi Schreck about her play "What the Constitution Means to Me." Alicia Menendez speaks with writer Ben Taub about his latest piece, “Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret.”

Ben Taub on “Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret”

20m 36s

Guantánamo Bay, the U.S. military prison, is often seen as the opposite of due process, where detainees in the War on Terror have been held without charge or trial since 2001. "The New Yorker" journalist Ben Taub's latest piece is about one man who was held in Guantánamo Bay for more than a decade. Taub joins Alicia Menendez to discuss the piece "Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret."

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    Waleed Aly on his Reaction to the New Zealand Terror Attack

    S2019 E276 - 3m 1s

    Following the Christchurch massacres, neighboring Australia's political discourse has been fraught with talk of xenophobia. As Australia gears up for elections, the public appears to be pushing back, calling for far-right politicians to be expelled from the nation's parliament. Waleed Aly is one of the country's most prominent commentators and joins the program to talk about tolerance.

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