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3 Gitmo Detainees Reportedly Hang Selves
AP ^ | 6/9/06 | AP

Posted on 06/10/2006 3:53:38 PM PDT by NJRighty

3 Gitmo Detainees Reportedly Hang Selves

(AP) WASHINGTON Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, the commander of the detention center said Saturday.

They were the first reported deaths among the hundreds of men held at the base in Cuba — some of them for up to 4 1/2 years and without charge.

Two men from Saudi Arabia and one from Yemen were found "unresponsive and not breathing in their cells" early Saturday, according to a statement from the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command, which has jurisdiction over the prison. Attempts were made to revive the prisoners, but they failed.

"They hung themselves with fabricated nooses made out of clothes and bed sheets," Navy Rear Adm. Harry Harris told reporters in a conference call from the U.S. base in southeastern Cuba.

Pentagon officials said the three men were in Camp 1, the highest maximum security prison at Guantanamo, and that none of them had tried to commit suicide before.

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To: NJRighty

Hooray! Three fewer to feed.


101 posted on 06/10/2006 6:49:57 PM PDT by reg45
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To: sine_nomine

Senator Byrd will amend the law to allow him to keep his unregistered sheet.


102 posted on 06/10/2006 6:56:20 PM PDT by reg45
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To: AmeriBrit

point taken. I was dealing with a child asking a million questions and was distracted.

Did I spell anything wrong on this post????? :) :) :)


103 posted on 06/10/2006 7:05:38 PM PDT by Nothometoday
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To: Nothometoday
I did not say " whoa unto them

You talking about horses? How did horses figure into the Gitmo suicide hangings? That's too funny.

104 posted on 06/10/2006 7:26:56 PM PDT by daybreakcoming (If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. A. Lincoln)
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To: NJRighty

What can I say? Too bad, so sad. No more taxpayer money going for the upkeep of their sorry hides...


105 posted on 06/10/2006 7:31:09 PM PDT by Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin
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To: windcliff

Ping


106 posted on 06/10/2006 8:40:43 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: SE Mom
I live Florida too - that's why I said give them to Cuba.
Can you believe how aggressive these gators have gotten lately?

Scary


107 posted on 06/13/2006 6:15:14 AM PDT by RetiredSWO
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