So I guess most of you have forgotten about the prison at Guantanamo. I had, until I was jolted from my temporary memory loss by an article on Al Jazeera. Seems during the sweep of arrests in the Afghan invasion, the US picked up a cameraman for Al Jazeera working in the area. After the arrest he was never charged with any crimes but was whisked away to Guantanamo without any charges or explanation.
Sami Al-Hajj, the cameraman, has been on a hunger strike to get attention to his situation. According to a fellow inmate who was released on Sept 25, “His health condition is extremely deteriorating. He is losing weight continuously. He suffers from kidney infection and he urinates blood."
Sources say health care at the prison is minimal at best and they fear for his life. Additionally, as with many prisoners at Guantanamo, there are allegations of torture.
Isn’t it time this crap stops? What kind of country have we become that we arrest people without charges and torture them? That is certainly not the America I grew up in, and 9/11 or no 9/11 it shouldn’t be America today. Come on Ms. Pelosi, let’s put impeachment back on the table!
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