Gitmo Is Killing Me
ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago.
Ive been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity.
Ive been detained at Guantánamo 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 no one seriously thinks I am a threat 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 dont even seem to believe it anymore. But they dont seem to care how long I sit here, either.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/hunger-striking-at-guantanamo-bay.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130415
tblue
(16,350 posts)This is an abomination and a blight on our national soul. We have a duty to help them. I just don't know what to do. Closing Gitmo was one reason I first voted for Pres. Obama. Damn, I feel so helpless!
midnight
(26,624 posts)grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)midnight
(26,624 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)It's killing us all