Exclusive Interview with Ex-Gitmo Prisoner on Hunger Strike in Uruguay & Lawyer Who Helped Free Him

democracynow.org - We go to Uruguay for an exclusive interview with former Guantanamo prisoner Jihad Abu Wa’el Dhiab as he continues a hunger strike demanding he be allowed to leave the country in order to reunite with his family, and we speak with attorney Ramzi Kassem, professor of law at the City University of New York School of Law, who helped win Dhiab’s release and represented many others at the prison.
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[@VIP.A]

Did you know that more than 600 prisoners were released from Gitmo after spending from 3 to 15 years in prison without having a single trial?! Also, they haven't received any compensation in return.

[@candycoat5109]

please keep talking about this we cant let this go on thank you Amy your the best

[@KnitBone]

Great journalism. Sharing.

[@candycoat5109]

what can we the people do to help end these atrocities our gov/military are committing and we must get all the detainees out of that prison and give them healthcare they need and money compensation for them and loved ones and free them unite them and lock up the the people running that fd up god forsaken place ,hrc and trump will continue these acts against humanity,Dr. Jill Stien will lead us the right way peace people planet over profit 2016 green party usa

[@afaegfsgsdef]

Seriously unamerican and inhuman to do this to people

[@michaelhood7177]

oh it's very american

[@michaelhood7177]

i don't have to say that. what you said is extremely obvious. i understand you are very dim, so i will just let my comment stand and you can scratch you head and try to find out what i meant.

[@animalzblc8960]

@michael if you're insulting joe, it seems to me he was actually pointing his comment towards moloch and was agreeing with you lol

[@deric916]

Obama will close Gitmo!

[@afaegfsgsdef]

Trump would re-open Gitmo... he digs the torture thing

[@mazhar107]

Human rights and America are two opposite words

[@suelasui3134]

how innocent people are. they are also tortured in the most humane ways please god justice

[@Joebius1]

The thumbnail looks like Russel Brand.

[@km16890]

What they doing to innocent people is pure evil unbelievable.

[@movingforward9555]

So sad.

[@sloopycat1954]

What a cruel regime Guantanamo bay and and the treatment they inflict on untried innocent people, they do w,hat they. Want just because they can, so cruel and wrong.

[@shaheedaessack6142]

Guantanamo represents Americas dark and macabre soul.

[@jubayerahmed1735]

History never forgive anyone

[@coreycox2345]

Whose history, Jubayer Ahmed?

[@MsUa125]

I wonder how he's doing now? Is he still on a hunger strike?

[@StandedInUtah]

I think if someone wants to go on a hunger strike they have right to carry it through to the end. It doesn't matter if they die, it's the right of the person.

[@ronaldshepherd8647]

I HAVE NO SOUND AT ALL HERE!!!!

[@hrush437]

Lady, Turkey is NOT an Arabic speaking country.

[@blahdelablah]

If you'd like to do something to help, please consider donating to this GoFundMe campaign, we don't have to sit by and watch another injustice unfold: www.gofundme.com/2ndnx6k4

[@thomasaddis51]

Why is he in Uruguay

[@user-cb3ns5ks9m]

Turkey or another arabic speaking countrey? Haha why cant they put some journalist with knowledge and facts??

[@Insaniya.humanity]

Lol, they’re American, they carry the geographical ignorance in their DNA

[@aamirkarim3922]

She knows Turkish is spoken in turkey, listen again, what she means is he either wants to live in turkey or an Arabic speaking country, it's not a matter of some great knowledge, she is showing facts, appreciate that.

[@airamona]

And that's how the power that be kept the war machine going. In the name of profit

[@muhammadrafiqakhtar4566]

Allaahu Akbar - God is the Greatest !

[@WickedV3ng3nc3]

Russell Brand got old.

[@lynnadams9478]

Don't Gipno better this !

[@cjpiper2420]

Typical BLOWIN SMOKE

[@phil3038]

Is this

[@chocoloco4505]

X RAY

[@kpope7007]

I dont know much about this man. Wasnt he fighting against the US? or is that spin?

[@vyking444]

K Pope most likely captured when surrendered in war

[@intalmdr4627]

VY King lie. These people were captured from their homes and street.

[@danoneall4013]

So is it ok for foreign countries to kidnap US Soldiers and take them 10,000 miles away? Nope. Most of the Gitmo prisoners are innocent and were taken by force from their homes in Pakistan. Very few were taken from the battle field in Afghanistan.

[@toddpa-c3826]

Keep it up, Don’t Eat.... Why must you report “Force Feeding” is so torture we do it daily in our hospitals and many other places. If he wants to not eat and die - Many of you are LET people what they wanna do. so be it. He knows if he wont eat he will die , and its clear he doesn’t want what he really says or he wouldn’t starve himself Thats his choice- Let it be

[@hymlog]

..12 years? Not near enough! ..less food and water should do the trick!!

[@fabulousdick]

God bless Trump. May he smite our enemies🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@shaheedaessack6142]

Every day is Ashura. Every place is Kerbala. Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik