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January 11, 2008 marked the six-year anniversary of the first arrival of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. For over six years, Guantanamo Bay has tarnished America’s image and diminished our ideals. It is a symbol of torture, abuse, and injustice. Its closure is long overdue.

FACT: Approximately 775 men and boys have been detaineed at Guantánamo Bay.

FACT: Over 475 of these men (who the administration labeled "the worst of the worst") have been released without charge.

FACT: No trial has been completed and only one man, David Hicks, has pled guilty. He is now a free man living in Australia.

FACT: The oldest know prisoner at Guantánamo Bay was 98 years-old.

FACT: The youngest was just 13.

FACT: Only 5 percent of prisoners at Guantánamo were actually captured by U.S. forces.

FACT: Over 55 percent have been determined "not to have committed any hostile acts against the United States or its allies."

The United States is based on the rule of law. The right to a fair trial is at the core of our democracy. We cannot hold these men arbitrarily, without charge, any longer. They must be brought to trial, in the U.S. court system or in a military tribunal proceeding, or released to a country where they will not be tortured.

The ACLU is calling on people of conscience everywhere to wear an orange ribbon to symbolize their disgust with the shame that is Guantánamo Bay and to demand that the U.S. government close Guantánamo!

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Jul 4 2008 7:29 PM

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Jun 13 2008 6:33 PM

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May 14 2008 6:11 PM

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Don’t tell Jumah al-Dossari there is no hell. He says he’s been there.

The 34-year-old native of Saudi Arabia, who lived six months in Bloomington in parts of 2000 and 2001, spent five and a half years in the U.S. detention facility at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba as a suspected terrorist.

During that time, from January 2002 to July 2007, he says, he was tortured, humiliated and driven to such despair that he attempted suicide three times.

“Those were dark days,” he said during a recent phone interview from his home in Saudi Arabia. “It was like being in hell.”

In October of 2005, he tried to end his life by hanging himself with a makeshift noose and slashing his right arm with a piece of metal. The attempt failed when his attorney, Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, found him limp and bleeding in a bathroom.

In the ensuing months, Dossari tried to take his life two more times, once by slashing his throat. He said his isolation from other people, coupled with the fear that he might never be released, drained his will to live.

“I don’t like to talk about my suicide attempts because it brings back too much pain,” he said. “I just thank God, from the deepest part of my heart, that I did not die from those attempts.”

In a 26-page hand-written account of his years at Guantanamo Bay, written in 2005 while he was still being held at the detention facility, he describes horrors so painful that his mind balks at taking their measure. The U.S. Defense Department sees it differently, describing him as recalcitrant when at Guantanamo.

His account of his time there was given to Amnesty International by his attorney. Here is an excerpt:

http://www. heraldtimesonline. com/stories/2008/05/11/news. qp-6954769. sto
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May 1 2008 10:55 PM

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Apr 29 2008 6:33 AM

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Apr 28 2008 2:12 PM

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Apr 24 2008 9:48 PM

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Apr 23 2008 2:51 PM

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Apr 21 2008 9:27 PM


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Apr 20 2008 2:04 AM

Thanks for adding me. ¶ People hear only what they want, so facts alone won't wake them; they need inspiration too. ¶ This world's evils have a common root: Bullies, liars, thieves, & murderers — particularly those in public office — believe we're all separate, motivated only by self-interest, by greed & fear. They want us to share that belief; they use it to justify themselves, to manipulate us, to shape the world's political & economic systems, perpetuating war & poverty. ¶ But you & I have found something better inside ourselves & our friends. It's in everyone, if we can just wake them; we're all one flesh & blood. Let's spread that vision, for until we do our other advances will be minor & temporary. (I've been sending out emails to promote ideas by Lakoff, Waldman, & Hartmann about *how* to spread the word.) ¶ In the ideological struggle, no one can afford to be just a spectator. Join the movement, if you haven't already: get involved in whatever way feels right for you. Question authority. Keep fighting, loving, hoping, singing. Hand in hand, we may still be able to heal this world.
¶ For now, let's see if this meme will spread: "CLOSE GITMO BY BASTILLE DAY. PASS IT ON.
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Apr 14 2008 2:03 PM

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Mar 29 2008 7:29 AM

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Mar 14 2008 5:47 PM

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Mar 12 2008 5:38 AM

AMERICA AMERICA “WE THE PEOPLE”

LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE BRAVE
OUR COUNTRY “WE” MUST SAVE
IRAQ…..A WAR OF CHOICE WHERE IS OUR VOICE
SHOCK & AWE A WORLD EVENT
REMEMBER “WE” WENT ON LENT
INNOCENT BLOOD SPENT
HAVE “WE” SEEN THE FEMA WRATH
LET US TOGETHER DO THE MATH
OUR REPUTATION & WEALTH DESTROYED
IMPEACHMENT………….VOID
OUR DOLLAR IS DOWN
OUR INTELECTUAL PROPERTIES SOLD AROUND
OUR JOBS FREE TRADED AWAY
OUR PENSIONS STOLEN ONE DAY
NOW FREE MARKETS TAKE OUR HOMES TODAY
HEALTH CARE & EDUCATION STANDARDS A DISGRACE
OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM BY CLASS & RACE
OUR PORTS & BORDERS NOT SECURED TODAY
ALL THOSE TRILLIONS BUSH JR. THREW AWAY
“TERROR” HE DOES SAY
NOW WE THE PEOPLE STILL HAVE A SAY
NETWORK THIS TRUE IMAGE…THAT’S THE WAY
IF “WE” WANT TO STAY FREE
BE PATRIOTIC ONLY TO “WE”

POWER TO THE PEACEFUL

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Mar 10 2008 3:17 PM

Thank you very much for the add. A great hug from Spain. Close Guantánamo!!!
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Mar 5 2008 9:46 PM

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Mar 5 2008 4:17 PM

Indigenous Peoples Message to the U.S. antiwar movement

We call on the U.S. antiwar movement to acknowledge that the very establishment of the United States and it's expansion was built on the genocide against the First Nations/Indigenous Peoples of the continent, along with the enslavement of African peoples & exploitation of peoples from around the globe.

Iraq (and the over 130 countries that have a presence of U.S. military) is just a continuation of "Manifest Destiny" which cleared the continent for settler colonization. Thus it's not a "mistake" of U.S. policy, but is at the core of the very foundation of the U.S. from it's beginnings continuing thru to today.

Thus, we say that the antiwar mobilizations that are taking place in March/April 2008

1)have an indigenous person opening the events ackowledging the above history and it's continuation into the present day and how U.S. history is linked to today's war(s).

2)that there be an organized and visible collective presence of contingents focused on indigenous peoples concerns at the mobilizations along with that presence being also on the websites, press releases, media spokespeople, et. al of these groups/mobilizations.

3)that the indigenous names of cities/towns in the various indigenous languages be acknowledged by also being mentioned to remind people of the indigenous origins of this land (for example "Manatay" for what is now called Manhattan ) along with the peoples (for example: Lenape (& others)) and the original languages.
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Mar 5 2008 2:51 PM

We've now had 5 years of lies about Iraq: 9/11, WMD's, freedom. The real reasons were oil, profiteering, fascism. Not just Bush, but the news media, most of congress, and all who remain silent. And now they'll use fear to quash dissent. It's nothing new -- it's been going on for ages. War, poverty, ecocide, arrogant bullying --they're all from greed and fear, which come from ignorance. ♥ But it's not too late -- we can still learn to make peace. Talk with people. Love, Eric
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Mar 4 2008 5:43 PM

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