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George Saunders Reads Statement by Khaled El-Masri
George Saunders reads the statement of German citizen Khaled El-Masrim, an innocent victim of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, as part of the 2009 PEN event Reckoning with Torture:… More
Annecy Baez Speaks at The Work Before the Work
Annecy Baez speaks at The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Jonathan Ames Reads from FBI E-mails, Guantánamo Bay
Jonathan Ames, author and winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, reads from a seletion of e-mails written by FBI personnel describing life at Guantánamo Bay, as part of the 2009… More
Rawi Hage Speaks at The Work Before the Work
Rawi Hage speaks at The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
A.M. Homes and Jack Rice Read from the Interrogation Log of Mohammad al Quhtani
A.M. Homes, Vice Present of PEN American Center, and Jack Rice, former CIA special agent, read excerpts from a log detailing the seven-week interrogation of Mohammed al Qahtani at… More
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Speaks at The Work Before the Work
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh speaks at The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Amrit Singh and Matthew Alexander Read from George Tenet Appearance on 60 Minutes
Amrit Singh and Matthew Alexander read excerpts from a transcript of former CIA Director George Tenet's April 2007 appearance on CBS 60 Minutes, as part of the 2009… More
David Dante Troutt Speaks at The Work Before the Work
David Dante Troutt speaks at The Work Before the Work: A Special Program for High School Students, part of the 2010 PEN World Voices Festival. More
Paul Auster Reads from Autopsy Reports of Detainee Deaths
Paul Auster reads from a series of autopsy and death reports of detainees held in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan, as part of the 2009 PEN event Reckoning… More
Billy Collins Reads From “The Water-Brooks” and “The Golden Years”
Billy Collins reads from "The Water-Brooks" by Mary Kinzie and his own "The Golden Years" at Green Thoughts: Writers on the Environment, part of the 2007 PEN World Voices… More