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Five detainees ordered released "forthwith" after seven years at Guantanamo

If the U.S. Congress had its way, these men would continue to be imprisoned despite there being no evidence of their guilt.

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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 04:07 PM

    They Hates Us For Our Freedoms

    Which are built on the carcasses of those unfortunates who don't bend the knee or tow the line. Because Americans are exceptional people (kinda of like the Israelis who are dispossessing -- with a wink & a nod from us -- the non-jewish folks who are squatting on the land that 'gawd' promised the said Israelis). But I don't see much difference between the present POS that is running the show (the C in C for you folks who wear the uniform)with the past POS who running the show in the goodle days. Yikes, even Samuel Clements despised his government (which probably murdered more little brown folks then our present government has murdered) and was much more coherent and witty than our present pin-headed punits -- read his war prayer sometime. And that dirty little war in the Phillipines (to pacify and xtanize the pagans -- despite the fact most were RCs) was just as phony, and just as profitable, as our present dirty stinking war(s). And there are people out there, slack-jawed 'exceptionals' who believe our government. Hell, support them. Worship the flag. Hold the military in high esteem. I'm not surprised at the contempt that these yokels hold the about lives, freedoms, thoughts, beliefs of other people who aren't us. So, no. I don't have much faith in the future. And even less about the people we groundhogs keep giving badges and whistles aned guns and power to.

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