In the absence of an intact corpse, families often gather for memorial services rather than funerals. The families of Salah Ahmed Al-Salami, Mani Shaman Al-Utaybi, and Yasser Talal Al-Zahrani – three Guantánamo prisoners whose earlier purported suicides were declared “asymmetrical warfare” by the military officials at Guantanamo – received Salah’s, Mani’s and Yasser’s broken and lifeless bodies. more...
Today is our fifth day of fasting and we have, potentially, a stressful day ahead. As you are all well aware, we will be at John Yoo's book signing. Mr. Yoo is former lawyer of the United States Department of Justice and now professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He co-authored legal memos for the Bush administration pertaining to the men detained at Guantánamo that rejected the Geneva Convention, denied Habeas corpus and legalized torture. more...