Guantánamo Bay prisoner's letter claims he was witness to murders

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Tania Branigan
Saturday October 2, 2004
The Guardian

A British man held at Guantánamo Bay has alleged that he saw US soldiers kill two men in Afghanistan.

Moazzam Begg, 36, who has been detained for 2 years without charge or trial, complains in the first letter from a serving inmate to describe severe mistreatment of having suffered "vindictive torture" and death threats, and implies that he has made a false confession.

His lawyers said yesterday that they believed he had been held in solitary confinement at the US military base in Cuba because he had seen the killing. He has had no contact with fellow prisoners since his arrival almost 600 days ago.

Although former detainees have alleged that they suffered extensive abuse and torture at Bagram in Afghanistan and Guantánamo, mail from the camp is heavily censored.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,13743,1318153,00.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Hope this man can be retrieved from Guantánamo A.S.A.P.

From his own writing:

I have maintained a compliant and amicable manner with my captors.

I am a law-abiding citizen of the UK and attest vehemently to my innocence before God and the law of any crime - though none has ever been alleged. I have neither ever met Osama bin Laden, nor been a member of al-Qaida - or any synonymous paramilitary organisation, party or group.

Neither have I engaged in hostile acts against the USA, nor assisted such groups in the same. I reiterate my intention to seek justice at every possible level available."
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His three kids.



Justice would require he is sent home soon to repair what's left of his life.

[teryang]

2. Sounds like somebody did get a conscience

This has got to be very damaging to official UK support for the war. The British public never supported the war.

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. This is where Bush has brought America

in just 4 short years. We are now a national of war criminals and torturers and Bush calls it democracy.

[Radius]

4. Why did the pakis grab him? Any background?(NT)

[Moderator]

5. Duplicate of your own post

LBN is organized by topic.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=877054