Guantánamo inmate tells of worsening conditions (AP)

[Up2Late]

(Nice to see nothings improved at GTMO after the Supreme Court ruling) :mad:

Guantánamo inmate tells of worsening conditions

Associated Press
Friday July 7, 2006
Guardian Unlimited

An Australian terror suspect being held at Guantánamo Bay today told relatives that conditions at the prison camp had worsened.

David Hicks said he had not been told about a landmark US court ruling that cancelled his proposed military trial, his lawyer, David McLeod, said.

Mr McLeod, who sat in on the two-hour call, said 31-year-old Mr Hicks sounded "very, very depressed". It was only the fourth conversation he has been allowed to have with his family since arriving at Guantánamo in early 2002. Mr Hicks was captured in Afghanistan, where he was allegedly training with the Taliban.

He told his family that the guards at the prison had become "very tough" since three inmates committed suicide last month, and said he thought other inmates were being punished for the deaths. Mr McLeod said Mr Hicks was not suicidal, but he could understand why the three dtainees had killed themselves.

(more at link) <http://www.guardian.co.uk/guantanamo/story/0,,1814907,00.html?gusrc=rss>

[magellan]

1. Reprisal against the living for the suicides?

Oh yes, because the suicides were part of the "asymmetric war" the detainees are carrying out against the guards. :sarcasm: :wtf:

The depravity among US forces more closely matches that of extremists every day. We are the enemy. :cry:

[leftchick]

2. this is just sickening

The USA and its gulags. :puke:

[Up2Late]

3. kick n/t

:kick:

[SlipperySlope]

4. Why would things improve?

(Nice to see nothings improved at GTMO after the Supreme Court ruling)

I think the SCOTUS ruling was pretty narrow, and postponed the tribunals. It had nothing to with improving conditions.

[Judi Lynn]

5. Hicks should be allowed to return home. Damn. n/t

[Up2Late]

6. kick n/t

:kick: