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The US initially claimed he was a top al-Qaida operative but was forced to concede he was not even a member of the terror group. "Everybody agrees, they tortured the wrong guy; they went ahead anyway so they could get permission to torture other people,"
— Rick B (@TenPercent) May 11, 2023

The US should be held accountable': Guantánamo survivor on the war on terror's failure | The Guardian - Aug. 16, 2021 |

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 11th, 2023 at 06:51:30 PM EST

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Poland and Lithuania ... EU and our moral values 😡

Mr. Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn (a.k.a. Abu Zubaydah) v Lithuania | Int'l Crimes database |
Lithuania cooperated with the program by allowing the transfer of suspected terrorists through its territory. An alleged member of al-Qaeda, Mr. Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn (known as Abu Zubaydah) was held in a black site known as "Detention Site Violet" where he was subjected to solitary confinement, hooding, and other forms of ill-treatment.
The European Court of Human Rights found that Lithuanian authorities clearly knew the purpose of the black site and the likelihood of Abu Zubaydah's being tortured. The Court concluded that by enabling the transfer of Abu Zubaydah to and from the site, Lithuania was equally responsible for his ill-treatment.

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Thu May 11th, 2023 at 06:52:25 PM EST
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Ron DeSantis in Guantánamo: how questions about his past haunt the Florida governor. Powerful report by @julianborger & @oliverlaughland [_link]
— Ed Pilkington (@Edpilkington) April 28, 2023