U.S. Releases Tunisian Imprisoned at Guantánamo for 22 Years Without Charge

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/12/31/headlines/us_releases_tunisian_imprisoned_at_guantanamo_for_22_years_without_charge

He was abducted by Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border in 2001 and accused of being an al-Qaeda fighter, but was never charged with a crime. Al-Yazidi was cleared for release more than a decade ago.

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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 60 pts · 1y (4 replies)

ramsorge@discuss.online · 18 pts · 1y (3 replies)

Just think what they’re gonna do to the immigrants who can work.

Blackout@fedia.io · 9 pts · 1y

It's really hard to hope for the future when you don't learn from the past.

prole@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It's insane how many people either don't see this, or just don't believe it's going to happen for literally no reason other than that they don't want it to happen.

ramsorge@discuss.online · 3 pts · 1y

You see it. I see it. Keep pointing it out. Collect the evidence to shut down disbelief. I sure hope we end up on the good side of history, and this gets stopped before it can get bad, but I’m not holding my breath.

prole@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 1y

I imagine if he and his family weren't terrorists before, this is a really great way to make them terrorists.