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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 08:03 AM
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Letter 'shows Guantanamo torture'
BBC News


Moazzam Begg's family has campaigned for his release

The first uncensored letter from a Briton held at Guantanamo Bay shows he has been tortured, his lawyers claim.

Moazzam Begg, 36, has been detained at the US military base without trial for two-and-a-half years.

His letter said he had been tortured, threatened with death and kept in solitary confinement since early 2003.

Mr Begg's lawyers said the government was now "compelled" to take "immediate steps" to pass the evidence to the UN and have the US held responsible.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3706050.stm
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riverwalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 08:23 AM
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1. Guantanamo makes Abu Ghraib
look like a church picnic, according to Seymour Hersch.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 06:47 PM
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2. kick
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MsMagnificent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 08:30 PM
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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 08:51 PM
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4. This is just as Hersh said
He said that Guantanamo abuses were worse than Abu Ghraib and that when they came out, we'd be ashamed.
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oldhat Donating Member (692 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-01-04 09:50 PM
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5. Up.
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