A Certain Maritime Incident The Sinking Of Siev X

Kevin, Tony

Reveals the facts behind the Australian government's denial it knew anything about the Siev X and its sinking in October 2001, with the loss of 353 asylum-seekers' lives.The treatment of refugees is one of the great scandals of the modern age... With impressive courage and determination, Tony Kevin has unearthed the grim and deeply moving story he recounts in this remarkable book -- an "always powerfully contested story," and one of "durable national significance" that has "crept into the hearts and consciences of many Australians" and must find its way to the hearts and consciences of many others if these persistent and shocking crimes are to be brought to end. -Noam Chomsky