Monday, June 13, 2022

New Photos from the early days of Guantanamo

 I know that not everyone can access the New York Times because of the paywall. But if you are able- this is worth looking at. 

These are photos, just now released, from the arrival of the first men at Guantanamo in January 2002. 

There is of course always good reason why the government withholds photos and information. And no, it has nothing to do with security. It is because of the shameful methods of our treatment of these men and the dishonesty in the reports. 

Imagine if the reports that I saw in relation to my clients could have been shared widely. Not only would I have had the help of others in researching the lies but the ugly lies would have knocked the narrative out of the governments claims that most (or even many) of the men at Guantanamo were terrorists. 

Again, thanks to Carol Rosenberg for staying on this story all of these years.

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