Hopeless at Gitmo: 'Torture & desperation with no end in sight'

[DeSwiss]

RussiaToday·Published on Apr 17, 2013

Amid the ongoing mass hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military officials have disclosed two recent suicide attempts by protesting detainees. They also defended a prison guard raid on cells over the weekend, which resulted in violent clashes with several inmates.

RT's Bill Dod spoke with Moazzam Begg - who was released from Guantanamo without charge after 2 years. He doesn't believe Obama's prepared to deliver on his pledge to close the facility.

Meanwhile an independent American think tank releases a report accusing top U.S. officials of being responsible for abuse at Guantanamo. The Constitution Project concluded it was indisputable that torture had been carried out - READ MORE http://on.rt.com/y6oudb

Ambassador James R. Jones - who helped compile the report - says most Guantanamo detainees have completely lost hope.

Gitmo hunger strike: Timeline http://on.rt.com/5mn2oe

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[Carolina]

1. There will be hell

to pay for this travesty

[midnight]

2. How is this policy decision, to move forward and not investigate this, the right thing for America

or anyone else?