You Have No Rights Here : A True Story About One American's Thirty-Three Months in a Middle East Prison

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Time Line xi Days to Remember 1(3) Going to the Middle East 4(5) The Summer of '98 9(2) Greece in September 1998 11(5) A Moment to Remember 16(4) The Arrest 20(12) Mina Jail 32(13) Arrival at Al Wathba Prison 45(10) The Prison 55(7) Block 3 62(6) First Visit from the Embassy 68(5) Settling In 73(6) The First Few Weeks in Block 3 79(8) Return to the Public Prosecutor 87(5) Reality Sets In 92(8) Word from Home 100(5) Getting the Message Out 105(4) Meeting with My Lawyer 109(3) The First Holidays Behind Bars 112(14) Ramadan Prison Style 126(5) The Year of Reckoning Begins 131(8) The Trial 139(7) Police on the Rampage 146(3) Politicians Feign Interest 149(7) The Defense 156(3) Waiting for the Verdict 159(6) The Verdict Is In 165(5) The Aftermath 170(6) The Appeal 176(4) The First Long Hot Summer 180(12) A Visit from my Brother 192(14) Coal in My Christmas Stocking 206(7) Next Year 213(9) The Warden Hates Us 222(7) My Guardian Angels 229(3) Springtime Hopes 232(7) God Bless Sheikh Mohammed 239(5) Contact with my Father 244(6) A Tough Summer 250(5) Sheikh Mohammed Does It Again 255(9) A Year of Blessings 264(3) The Worst Possible News 267(7) England Hears about Al Wathba 274(4) Another Opportunity Missed 278(4) Light at the End of the Tunnel 282(6) My Last Easter in Captivity 288(4) Counting Down 292(4) Something's Up 296(4) June 6, 2001 300(5) The Agonizing Wait 305(7) Day 1000 312(5) Goodbye to Al Wathba 317(6) Freedom 323(6) The Journey Back 329(6) Addendum A Photographs and Documentation 335(20) Addendum B Poem: A Better Person 355(6) Addendum C A British View of Things 361(10) Addendum D Poem: The Noise 371(10) Addendum E Count Down 381