I think it was the 11 years that got to me. Well that and the descriptions of the various forms of forced feeding. I agree, either try them or let them go home and yes it is a disgrace to our country, huge disgrace and this alone will make me rethink how I vote next time. This may sound stupid but after I read it last night I was praying to God to tell me what more I can do to help.
________________________________ From: feste37 <fest...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:59 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: New York Times op-ed. Read it. This man should be allowed to go home. Prisoners in Guantanamo should be either tried or released, and the prison closed. Everyone knows this is the right thing to do, and Obama promised to close it within a year of taking office in 2009. It's a disgrace that this is being done in our name. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@...> wrote: > > feste I wish I hadn't read this.ย And I'm so glad I did.ย Thank you so much > for sending.ย I've forwarded it to a friend who has a huge email list.ย > Also I'm keeping it in my inbox so I won't forget.ย Will see what more I can > do.ย > > > > > ________________________________ > From: feste37 <feste37@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:14 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] New York Times op-ed. Read it. > > > > ย > Gitmo Is Killing Me > By SAMIR NAJI al HASAN MOQBEL > > GUANTร�NAMO BAY, Cuba > > ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed > 132, but that was a month ago. > > I've been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. > I will not eat until they restore my dignity. > > I've been detained at Guantรกnamo for 11 years and three months. I have never > been charged with any crime. I have never received a trial. > > I could have been home years ago โ€" no one seriously thinks I am a threat > โ€" but still I am here. Years ago the military said I was a "guard" for > Osama bin Laden, but this was nonsense, like something out of the American > movies I used to watch. They don't even seem to believe it anymore. But they > don't seem to care how long I sit here, either. > > More: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html >
