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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 02:37 PM

    What possible rationale do they have for keeping him in the cell with the lights on, etc., after it has become clear he is innocent?

    There is never any rationale needed. This is the very nature of government and the thugs that enforce its will.

    As in the parable from the "Crying Game" (an old movie), it is simply in its nature.

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