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“This seems to be exactly what our founders abhorred.”

Today’s L.A. Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re “Obama’s Gitmo woes,” Opinion, May 5 As a fan of Doyle McManus, I was disappointed to read his claim that most of the detainees being held at Guantanamo Bay were anti-American extremists when they were apprehended. Our own government has acknowledged that many [...]

Gitmo detainee Fayiz Al-Kandari, who is not a terrorist and was sold for bounty, now wants to die

Today’s L.A. Times letter to the editor, because our voices matter: As an American and a Jew, I am horrified that we are still holding men at Guantanamo Bay. It reminds me of the Germans holding Jews in concentration camps. Close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and show America and God that we are better [...]

VIDEO: Why You Should Care About The Massive #Guantanamo Hunger Strike

LeeCamp2: Two-thirds of the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) have been hunger striking since February. Some may soon die. But there’s a reason you should care about these men… 1) Get more info here: http://www.closeguantanamo.org/ 2) Music by Hierosonic: http://hierosonic.com/ 3) Moment of Clarity Kickstarter only has a few days left. Help us get there! [...]

Nonpartisan, independent review: “Indisputable” that U.S. under Bush practiced torture, had “no justification”

The Constitution Project’s task force on detainee treatment had no access to classified records. It was led by two former members of Congress with experience in the executive branch — Asa Hutchinson (Republican) and James R. Jones (Democrat) and concluded that the use of torture had “no justification,” “damaged the standing of our nation” and [...]

UN human rights chief: Guantánamo Bay is in “clear breach” of international law and should be closed

I’ve written about Guantanamo Bay for years, specifically about Lt. Col. Barry Wingard who represents Kuwaiti detainee Fayiz Al-Kandari. Fayiz is not a terrorist, yet he’s been abused, held without charges, and imprisoned for eleven years, but has done nothing wrong. Barry stands by his innocence, and he is one very principled, extremely smart lawyer [...]

VIDEO– Melissa Harris-Perry: “While Congress continues to make it impossible to close Gitmo, human lives are hanging in the balance.”

I cannot thank Melissa Harris-Perry enough for including this segment on her show. Regular readers know I’ve been covering Guantanamo Bay detainee/torture/indefinite detention stories for years, focusing primarily on one innocent, non-terrorist detainee, Fayiz Al-Kandari, and his attorney, Lt. Col. Barry Wingard. Please, please read and share this post: No charges, no trials: “After 11 [...]

No charges, no trials: “After 11 1/2 years, these men live in animal cages… essentially dead men who just happen to breathe.”

There is a video at the RT site that I hope you’ll watch. Since it’s not embeddable, all I can do is transcribe it. My longtime buddy Lt. Col. Barry Wingard was interviewed about the hunger strike by detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and it deserves a lot more attention. It is getting next to none [...]