democraticunderground.com - 2/25/2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees.
Abuses began to pick up in December ...
reuters.com - 2/25/2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo
Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took
office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees. Abuses began to pick ...
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Exclusive: Lawyer says Guantanamo abuse worse ...
uk.reuters.com - 2/25/2009
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LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo
Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took
office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees. Abuses began to pick ...
(more)
Exclusive: Lawyer says Guantanamo abuse worse since ...
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Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in” before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees.
Abuses began to pick up in December after Obama was elected, human rights lawyer Ahmed Ghappour told Reuters. He cited beatings, the dislocation of limbs, spraying of pepper spray into closed cells, applying pepper spray to toilet paper and over-forcefeeding detainees who are on hunger strike.
The Pentagon says that is a pantload, typical ...
Send Obambi To The Hague For Prisoner Abuse
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Send Obambi To The Hague For Prisoner Abuse Posted on February 25, 2009 Change. Hope took the day off Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards “get their kicks in” before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees. Abuses began to pick up in December after Obama was elected, human rights lawyer Ahmed Ghappour told Reuters. He cited beatings, the dislocation of limbs, spraying of pepper spray into closed cells, applying pepper spray to toilet paper and over-forcefeeding detainees who are on hunger strike. The Pentagon says that is a pantload, typical ...
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