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Gitmo inmates put aside food for Haiti
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C04%5C04%5Cstory_4-4-2010_pg4_5

WASHINGTON: A group of inmates at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are setting aside some of their food as a donation to Haiti’s earthquake victims, one of their lawyers told AFP. Allison Lefrak said Ravil Mingazov, the last Russian held in Guantanamo, told him by telephone a week ago that fellow inmates from “camp 4” — where the most cooperative prisoners are kept — “had thought that a lot of food was going to be wasted”. “They thought it was common sense to ask if they can give it to the Haiti relief mission,” the lawyer added. Camp 4 prisoners are allowed to watch television and have been following the tragedy unfolding in nearby Haiti from the January 12 earthquake that killed about 220,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless, Lefrak said. Despite their good intentions, he added, the prisoners of camp 4 were “doubtful” the food they have been gathering for around two weeks was actually being sent to Haiti by prison authorities. afp

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