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This Non Britain, Is Released And Heading For Britain.
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I wonder who will be picking up the bill when this Saudi Arabian, sues for compensation?
I wonder who will be picking up the bill when this Saudi Arabian, sues for compensation?
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Since 2007 he has been cleared for release twice, by US presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama. Its a ruddy disgrace that he has been mistreated for so long.
This man has been tortured, and detained without trial, not by some rogue state or banana republic, but the Unites States of America, aka the Land of The Free.
Despite a formal request by then foreign secretary David Miliband, American authorities refused to allow him to go.
So why has still been kept in prison for the last 8 years ?
Mr Aamer, who has four children, has permission to live indefinitely in the UK because his wife is British.
The sooner this man is back home with his family the better.
This man has been tortured, and detained without trial, not by some rogue state or banana republic, but the Unites States of America, aka the Land of The Free.
Despite a formal request by then foreign secretary David Miliband, American authorities refused to allow him to go.
So why has still been kept in prison for the last 8 years ?
Mr Aamer, who has four children, has permission to live indefinitely in the UK because his wife is British.
The sooner this man is back home with his family the better.
Non Britain. Did you mean Briton? According to the article he is British.
// The last British prisoner in Guantanamo Bay has been released, it was confirmed today. //
He will not get compensation from us if he has just been held by the Americans. But if his maltreatment was done with the knowledge or even participation of the British security services, then we will be liable and rightly so.
// The last British prisoner in Guantanamo Bay has been released, it was confirmed today. //
He will not get compensation from us if he has just been held by the Americans. But if his maltreatment was done with the knowledge or even participation of the British security services, then we will be liable and rightly so.
There is no mention of suing at the moment. This man will need medical care when he returns, so we should pull out all the stops to help where we can.
I listened earlier to somebody being interviewed on the Today Program about this man and she was full of praise for the DM's support in getting him released !
So...well done DM, and its not often you see me say that.
But there are many aspects of this case that really puzzle me. If two American Presidents have ordered that he be released, why was that not complied with ?
I listened earlier to somebody being interviewed on the Today Program about this man and she was full of praise for the DM's support in getting him released !
So...well done DM, and its not often you see me say that.
But there are many aspects of this case that really puzzle me. If two American Presidents have ordered that he be released, why was that not complied with ?
Bas...there is no evidence that he wasn't working for a charity, otherwise he would have been charged with an offence and then committed for trial.
Unless you know different of course ! If you do, then share your evidence with us, and the authorities. Stop chortling and start explaining ....In other words, put your money where your mouth is please.
What kind of response from the American authorities could we expect if an American resident was held in Britain for 13 years, without being charged, and tortured into the bargain ?
Unless you know different of course ! If you do, then share your evidence with us, and the authorities. Stop chortling and start explaining ....In other words, put your money where your mouth is please.
What kind of response from the American authorities could we expect if an American resident was held in Britain for 13 years, without being charged, and tortured into the bargain ?
AOG...from the BBC News link :::
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"Mr Aamer, who has four children, has permission to live indefinitely in the UK because his wife is British"
But his nationality isn't the most important thing right now. After being held illegally and tortured for 13 years, it now appears that he has been freed, and not before time.
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"Mr Aamer, who has four children, has permission to live indefinitely in the UK because his wife is British"
But his nationality isn't the most important thing right now. After being held illegally and tortured for 13 years, it now appears that he has been freed, and not before time.
AOG - ///// Would your opinion be the same if he was white British? ///
There you go again, is there no end to your insinuations of racism? //
I don't do 'insinuations' - my request is a legitimate one - and it is addressed to Bazwillrun and I am sure he is able to think - and answer for himself.
Let's not go down that path again - shall we?
There you go again, is there no end to your insinuations of racism? //
I don't do 'insinuations' - my request is a legitimate one - and it is addressed to Bazwillrun and I am sure he is able to think - and answer for himself.
Let's not go down that path again - shall we?
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