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CCR details Gitmo by the numbers. Everyone needs to know. Few detainees were charged. Most were innocent victims. So are those remaining.
Around 95% were sold for bounty. Washington wanted prisoners. Guilt or innocence didn’t matter. It doesn’t now. Rule of law principles are spurned. Torture remains official policy. Appalling human suffering continues.
Since Guantanamo opened, an estimated 779 victims were interned. Of those, 604 were transferred. Another 166 remain.
According to US records, at least 92% aren’t “Al-Qaeda fighters.” Over half those remaining were cleared for release. They’re still held.
Forty-six men are indefinitely detained uncharged. They committed no crimes. They can’t be prosecuted. Washington claims they’re too dangerous to release. Saying so is false on its face. Full story...
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CCR details Gitmo by the numbers. Everyone needs to know. Few detainees were charged. Most were innocent victims. So are those remaining.
Around 95% were sold for bounty. Washington wanted prisoners. Guilt or innocence didn’t matter. It doesn’t now. Rule of law principles are spurned. Torture remains official policy. Appalling human suffering continues.
Since Guantanamo opened, an estimated 779 victims were interned. Of those, 604 were transferred. Another 166 remain.
According to US records, at least 92% aren’t “Al-Qaeda fighters.” Over half those remaining were cleared for release. They’re still held.
Forty-six men are indefinitely detained uncharged. They committed no crimes. They can’t be prosecuted. Washington claims they’re too dangerous to release. Saying so is false on its face. Full story...
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