Words of a man cleared for release - yet still locked away in Guantánamo:
"Please torture me the old way. Here they destroy people mentally and physically without leaving marks.”
Shaker [Aamer] also explained that he "does not expect President Obama to do anything better than his predecessor, President Bush. Presidents are, he thinks, hemmed in by the powers that surround them." In his own words, “The White House is a straitjacket. You just wear it.”
-from 10 Years in Guantánamo: British Resident Shaker Aamer, Cleared for Release But Still Held [1] by Andy Worthington
New Project: CloseGuantanamo.org [2]
Get involved with the new campaign launched by journalist Andy Worthington and Guantánamo lawyer Tom Wilner - Sign up [3] to show your support and get updates on the efforts to close the prison camp. See the noteworthy list of names [4] which have signed on to support this mission, including journalists (such as Scott Horton), attorneys (such as Joseph Margulies, and high-ranking government officials (such as Lawrence Wilkerson).
Shaker [Aamer] also explained that he "does not expect President Obama to do anything better than his predecessor, President Bush. Presidents are, he thinks, hemmed in by the powers that surround them." In his own words, “The White House is a straitjacket. You just wear it.”
-from 10 Years in Guantánamo: British Resident Shaker Aamer, Cleared for Release But Still Held [1] by Andy Worthington
New Project: CloseGuantanamo.org [2]Get involved with the new campaign launched by journalist Andy Worthington and Guantánamo lawyer Tom Wilner - Sign up [3] to show your support and get updates on the efforts to close the prison camp. See the noteworthy list of names [4] which have signed on to support this mission, including journalists (such as Scott Horton), attorneys (such as Joseph Margulies, and high-ranking government officials (such as Lawrence Wilkerson).
Debra Sweet [5], Director, The World Can't Wait