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Close Guantanamo Bay and Give Us a Fair Trial
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Newsweek
Posted: October 16th, 2017
http://www.newsweek.com/dear-president-trump-close-guantanam...
Im a taxi driver from Karachi, in Pakistan. Fifteen years ago I was sold for a bounty and taken by the U.S. military to a secret prison in Afghanistan. They mistook me for someone called Hassan Gul, and I was tortured for over a year before they flew me to Guantanamo. Theres no disputing thisits in the U.S. Senate report on torture. Ive been held here ever since then, without charge or trial. Ive been through a lot - but a new punitive medical regime at this prison might finally kill me. In May 2013, without any way of defending myself or securing my freedom, I resorted to peaceful protest, and began a hunger strike. On September 20, things abruptly changed. A new senior medical officer (SMO) arrived, bringing in a new Trump administration policy of refusing to tube-feed anyone on hunger strike. They apparently dont mind if people die because of the injustice here, because they figure nobody cares about Guantanmo anymore, and nobody will notice. Ive lost more weight than ever before - Im well under 100 pounds - but they have stopped bringing anyone to check my vitals, weigh me, or force-feed me. They want this peaceful protest over. So they refuse us access to medical care. The doctors here do what the new medical boss tells them. He wants me to beg him for food, but I will not. He is like a dictator. They tell me its my fault if I die. But all I am asking for is basic justice - a fair trial or freedom. I am innocent, but Im not allowed to prove it. I don't want to die, but they will not succeed in breaking my strike.
Note: The horrific treatment of Guantnamo Bay detainees is well documented. For more, read about the 10 Craziest Things in the Senate Report on Torture and many other questionable intelligence agency practices.
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