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Nine prisoners released from Guantanamo
May 3, 2008, 15:39 GMT
Washington - The United States has released nine detainees from its prison in Guantanamo Bay, among them a Sudanese cameraman who worked with pan-Arab television network al-Jazeera, the Defence Department said Friday.
The Pentagon said five of the detainees were transferred to Afghanistan, three to Sudan and one to Morocco. State Department spokesman Tom Casey said all nine prisoners were to be released upon arrival.
Casey confirmed that al-Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj was among those released and sent to Sudan after six years in captivity. Al-Haj was captured near the Afghan-Pakistani border in December 2001 and was accused of being a member of the terrorist network al-Qaeda.
Al-Jazeera reported that al-Haj was force-fed the last 16 months after he went on a hunger strike at the Guantanamo facility in Cuba.
About 270 detainees are still being held at Guantanamo. The Defence Department said it was still looking for countries that would take in about 65 prisoners deemed eligible for release.
The US has released about 500 prisoners since 2002, but has often struggled to find countries that will accept the detainees and sought guarantees that they will not be tortured.
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'Elijah Mohammed God Almighty bless him, was 100% correct in describing the white man'
And was 100% correct in knocking up the wives of his fellow nation of islam clowns and in having Malcolm Little snuffed.
What the hell is going on? Here we have the 'worst of the worst' enemy without any rights. What were the guards at Gitmo thinking when they released them, scott free? Surely there must be some charge to throw on them, if that is the only way to keep them locked up forever. Maybe the label 'alleged possible friend/family/associate of alleged possible enemy combatant terrorist with no rights'. After all, it would seem to be a travesy of American justice to detain, torture and keep locked up for a lifetime, as they all deserve, alleged possible enemy, or friends/family of allege possible enemy without going thru the motion of making some charges. Plain and simple, the guards responsible for such acts of total irresponsibility as releasing enemy should be taken out back with enemy and summarily shot for treason. What better way to demonstrate American Justice 101 as taught as a lesson for everyone.
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Under What Law they are being tortured?May 4th, 2008 - 01:58:48
It is amazing how the foriegn nationals were brought to Gitmo, tortured for no reason and they have no recourse. Just because the rulers in their countries are slaves of the white evil man. Elijah Mohammed God Almighty bless him, was 100% correct in describing the white man
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