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Shaker Aamer Speaks After Release from Guantánamo

2015-12-15T04:55:31.367Z

Top U.S. & World Headlines — December 14, 2015 from DemocracyNow!

British resident Shaker Aamer has spoken out about his imprisonment in Guantánamo, following his release in October after more than 13 years behind bars. Aamer had been cleared for release since 2007, but the United States kept him locked up without charge. He says he was subjected to torture, beatings, sleep deprivation and starvation, doused with freezing water and forced to stand for 18 hours at a time. In a series of interviews, Aamer said a British official was present during one of his beatings. Aamer also condemned extremism, saying any extremists living in the U.K. should "get the hell out." And speaking to ITV News, Aamer described reuniting with his wife and children.

Juliet Bremner: "There was a son that you’d never seen?"

Shaker Aamer: "It’s [not] just the son, it’s all of them. I mean, it’s 14 years, you know. My eldest daughter, she was four and a half, you know? And it’s a stranger, you know. For them, I’m a stranger, I’m a total stranger, you know."

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Exec Director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth on the CIA's Medieval Torture Methods

2014-12-10T17:02:33.510Z

on Bush Era Torture and CIA Denials --
HRW director Kenneth Roth says President Obama Can Use Last 2 Years to Prosecute Bush et al.

December 9, 2014
“The Senate report summary should forever put to rest CIA denials that it engaged in torture, which is criminal and can never be justified,” said Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch. “The report shows the repeated claims that harsh measures were needed to protect Americans are utter fiction.”

Unless this important truth-telling process leads to prosecution of officials, torture will remain a ‘policy option’ for future presidents.

http://www.hrw.org/node/131091

'No' to Gitmo': Dozens of global protests over Obama broken promise to close prison

2014-06-14T20:02:12.858Z

The Oklahoma City action gets a mention in this video segment.

Dozens of protests set up today as part of a 'Global day of Action to close Guantanamo'. International human rights groups and activists from across the…