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Summary: A true testament to the power of faith
Review: The Blindfold's Eyes: My Journey From Torture To Truth is the horrific and candid story of Sister Dianna Ortiz, a Catholic nun who physically and emotionally suffered at the hands of ruthless Guatemala's torturers, and who was able to escape to reveal her story to the world and tell of a figure who intervened with her captors and may have had connections to the U.S. Embassy. Raw, harsh details not for the squeamish fill this chilling tale of terrible suffering and the gradual inner journey toward physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. The Blindfold's Eyes is highly recommended reading and a true testament to the power of faith under the most trying and tragic of circumstances.
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Summary: The Blindfold's Eyes by Sister Dianna Ortiz & Patricia Davis
Review: This book about Dianna Ortiz and her struggle for healing and justice is a mosaic of one woman's courage and resilience against a crushing backdrop of shameful torture of thousands of innocents in Guatemala. Her torture was motivated, not only by the sadisitic cruelty of a few monsters, but also, was part of a deliberately chosen pattern of social, and political repression by the governments of Guatemala, abetted by representatives of the United States Government.The genius of the book is the way the author allows the reader into her life, and the workings of her mind as she stuggles to overcome the trauma of her ordeal. She gives us priveleged information about herself and the effects of her torture on her family, friends, and her religious community. The testimony of a torture survivor and the recovery of her human dignity is a story worth reading for its own sake. Dianna Ortiz's book, The Eyes of the Blindfold, offers more. Her story transcends her personal experience and serves as a window into the historical dimension of our foreign policy in Guatemala. In the light of Sister Ortiz's story, decent Americans will come to question how much human incense, (literally,) are we willing to burn at the altar of "National Secuity"? This book made me angry. It made me cry. It also left me with a lot of questions. In the end this book by Dianna Ortiz and Patricia Davis gives me permission to hold on to a fragile hope for a world seemingly able to devise the most heinous methods to crush the spirit of the human person.
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Summary: WHOSE EYES, WHOSE BLINDFOLD
Review: This book by and about Dianna Ortiz, and her struggle for healing and justice is a mosaic of one woman's courage and resilience against a crushing backdrop of shameful torture of thousands of innocents in Guatemala. Her torture was motivated, not only by the sadistic cruelty of a few monsters, but also was part of a deliberately chosen pattern of social and political repression by the governments of Guatemala, abetted by representatives of the United States Government. The genius of the book is the way the author allows the reader into her life, and the workings of her mind as she struggles to overcome the truama of her ordeal. She gives us priviledged information about herself and the effects fo her torture on her family, friends, and her religious community. The testimony of a torture survivor and the recovery of her human dignity is a story worth reading for its own sake. Dianna Ortiz's book, The Blindfold's Eyes offers more. Her story transcends her personal experience and serves as a window into the historical dimension of our foreign policy in Guatemala. In the light of Sister Ortiz's story, decent Americans will come to question how much human incense, (literally), are we willing to burn at the altar of National Security ? This book made me angry. It made me cry. It also left me with a lot of questions. In the end this book gave me permission to hold on to a fragile hope for a world seemingly able to devise the most heinous methods to terrorize the spirit of the human person.
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