Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide

babylonsister

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Tue Jun-02-09 03:08 PM
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Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide

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Military: Gitmo detainee dies of apparent suicide

June 2, 2009 04:00 PM EST | AP

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. military officials say a Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has died of an "apparent suicide."

The Joint Task Force that runs the U.S. prison in Cuba says guards found 31-year-old Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Salih unresponsive and not breathing in his cell Monday night.

In a Tuesday statement, the military says the detainee was pronounced dead by a doctor after "extensive lifesaving measures had been exhausted."

The Yemeni prisoner, known as Al-Hanashi has been held without charge at Guantanamo since February 2002. Military records show he was about 31. His is the fourth apparent suicide at Guantanamo.

The U.S. military says the remains will be autopsied by a pathologist from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.

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T Wolf

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Tue Jun-02-09 03:13 PM
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1. Yeah, right. Just another raghead to the killers torturing them. Why is this even noted?

Held without charge for over SEVEN years and now they just kill him.

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Tue Jun-02-09 03:17 PM
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2. Did Cheney signal this? "Detention or death for Gitmo detainees"...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday the only alternative to holding some suspected terrorists indefinitely would be to execute them, expanding his argument against President Obama's plans to close the Guantanamo prison.

"If you're going to be engaged in a world conflict such as we are, such as the global war on terrorism, if you don't have a place where you can hold these people, your only other option is to kill them," Mr. Cheney said.

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http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/02/cheney-detention-or-death-for-gitmo-detainees/

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Clear Blue Sky

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Tue Jun-02-09 03:25 PM
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3. They should close the damn place already. As they promised to do.

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NightWatcher

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Tue Jun-02-09 03:26 PM
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4. promises promises.... like the promise to withdraw from Iraq....

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Clear Blue Sky

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Tue Jun-02-09 04:13 PM
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5. I'm glad you heard the promises too. I thought maybe I was hearing things last fall...

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arthritisR_US

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Tue Jun-02-09 04:40 PM
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7. unfortunately, you weren't hearing things :( n/t

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spanone

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Tue Jun-02-09 04:36 PM
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6. i wonder who it is 'apparent' to?

held without charges since he was 24 years old......

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