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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 02:28 PM

    on the update

    I have read for decades how the empire treats its prisoners both foreign and domestic. It is always this ugly and there are always "credible experts" that say it is necessary to "protect" me.

    I have grown weary of reading about these men and those who caged them, tortured them, and ruined their lives and families. I am also angry at the president elect who has indicated that he will hold no one responsible for these present crimes against humanity.

    Very angry.

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