Prisoner 345

= Sami al-Haj.
In Guantanamo for 2096 days now, that's more than five years.

Rumoured to be released end of this month of March, 2008. Hopefully. But you never know, do you. He has no rights, he could just as well still be there a year from now...


He's a journalist, and it's never been clear why he was held in the first place, and why he had to remain in Guantanamo for so long.
You hardly ever hear about him any more. You see, after a while, this kind of thing becomes normal.

I thought, in response to Bush's veto of the waterboarding legislation, I'd take the time today to remember at least one of the people in Guantanamo.
(I really hope the veto is overturned, but I would not count on it. The USA is no longer the country it was - imperfect but striving towards being a force for good in the world)

Is the man guilty of anything? I don't know and I don't care. He's been held without any form of legal representation for over five years, and during that time he has been subjected to the most inhuman treatment. This has deeply affected his life and psyche, and surely his wife and child suffered greatly as well.

There is no justification at all for this.
That the USA does this, is unacceptable. Unacceptable.


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