Inmates to be Released from Guantanamo Bay
Can you imagine being incarcerated for over three years for just being “suspected” of something or being considered a threat to a country with no tangible evidence? This is exactly what has happened to several detainees at the Guantanamo Bay base/prison camp. The legacy of the camp is filled with stains of torture covered up and continuously lied about by the Bush/Cheney Administration and given a side-eye by the entire country as it is being noted that the big bad America does not play by the rules. Actually, America has been known to make up the rules as they go along ala The Patriot Act.
via the LA Times –
The Obama administration Friday disclosed the identities of 55 prisoners who have been cleared for release from the Guantanamo Bay detention center for terrorism suspects.
The reversal of its long-standing policy of keeping the names confidential means defense lawyers for the men no longer considered a threat to U.S. or international security can try to find countries willing to take them in.
An additional 31 prisoners were cleared for transfer home or resettlement in third countries after a review of the grounds for holding each detainee ordered by President Obama shortly after he took office in January 2009.
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At least now we can breathe just a sigh of release that America might believe in doing the right thing as far as justice is concerned.
