By: Tom
At first, considering the govt’s claim of “national security” in all of this, some MSM editor might have a moment like the late great Jason Robards (as Ben Bradlee) in “All the President’s Men”:...
View ArticleBy: Andy Worthington
Thanks, Tom. How sad that we have to try and work out what’s happening to create such a seemingly impenetrable wall of injustice regarding these men, cleared for release in a situation where that...
View ArticleBy: victoria brittain
Thank you for yet another really essential article Andy. You are so right that now is the moment when President Obama, who should be having sleepless nights about four years of failing to keep his word...
View ArticleBy: arcticredriver
Thanks Andy! You write that Shaker’s lawyers are looking to the UK government for “an admission that his indefinite detention constitutes a war crime.” I am going to take the liberty of repeating that...
View ArticleBy: arcticredriver
With regard to the false information supplied by UK security officials to their opposite numbers in the USA — I think this illustrates the most profound danger the secrecy security officials demand is...
View ArticleBy: Andy Worthington
Thanks, Victoria. Good to hear from you, and interesting that you note the cases of Fayiz al-Kandari and Fawzi al-Odah, both of which are very important to me, as they are regarded as “too dangerous to...
View ArticleBy: Andy Worthington
Thanks, arcticredriver, for the fascinating comments, as ever. I had not heard previously about the author whose story left a profound impression on you, but it made me think how important it is to...
View ArticleBy: Andy Worthington Discusses Guantánamo This week – Birmingham, London |...
[...] e-petition calling for the British government to secure the return to the UK from Guantánamo of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, who has been cleared for release since 2007....
View ArticleBy: freedetainees.org | Free Shaker Aamer from Guantánamo: Photos and Report...
[...] e-petition calling for the British government to secure the return to the UK from Guantánamo of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison, who has been cleared for release since 2007...
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