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Petra Bartosiewicz is a freelance writer living in New York City. Her forthcoming book, “The Best Terrorists We Could Find,” an investigation of terrorism trials in the U.S. since 9/11, will be published by Nation Books. She has written for numerous publications, including The Nation, Mother Jones, The New York Times, Salon.com and Hustler.
