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Yemeni prisoner in Guantanamo commits suicide: U.S.
Reuters ^ | June 2, 2009 | Jane Sutton

Posted on 06/02/2009 4:05:51 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A Yemeni captive died in an apparent suicide at the detention center for foreign terrorism suspects at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.

It was the sixth death overall and the fifth by suicide among captives at the prison camp that U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered shut down by January 2010.

The camp, opened in 2002 under the Bush administration to hold suspects in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, has been a focus of international criticism for denying detainees legal rights.

The Obama administration is still considering what to do with the 239 remaining captives held at Guantanamo, who include nearly 100 Yemenis.

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An autopsy was pending and a "cultural adviser" was ensuring that his body was being treated respectfully and in accordance with Muslim tradition, the U.S. military said.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Cuba; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911; bho44; bush; cheney; gitmo; guantanamo; obama; wot
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I encourage this trend.
1 posted on 06/02/2009 4:05:52 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I ain’t got no serious heartburn with it


2 posted on 06/02/2009 4:06:58 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Couldn’t wait for his 72 virgins


3 posted on 06/02/2009 4:07:14 PM PDT by PGR88
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Obama’s fault.


4 posted on 06/02/2009 4:08:08 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Powell/Whorealdo 2012- The New GOP Dream Ticket)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“But..but we haven’t had our espresso!”


5 posted on 06/02/2009 4:10:03 PM PDT by Mashood
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To: PGR88

6 posted on 06/02/2009 4:10:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ("The unarmed man is not just defenseless - he is also contemptible." Machiavelli)
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Obama will no doubt race to the cameras, and mourn the loss of this poor muslim.

Meanwhile, he says nothing about the US Army Private, gunned down by a domestic muslim terrorist.

He’s probably busy mourning the loss of Tiller the Killer.


7 posted on 06/02/2009 4:10:11 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty ("Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force." George Washington)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama’s fault


8 posted on 06/02/2009 4:10:13 PM PDT by joinedafterattack
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Move along,folks. Nothing to see other than a dead dirt bag-which I can care less.


9 posted on 06/02/2009 4:11:32 PM PDT by greatdefender (If You Want Peace.....Prepare For War)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So the lap top did come with VISTA.


10 posted on 06/02/2009 4:12:22 PM PDT by svcw
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To: TheConservativeParty

Whew! He’s had a very emotional week already.


11 posted on 06/02/2009 4:13:05 PM PDT by swheats (Time is still the greatest equalizer.)
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To: yldstrk

None here either.


12 posted on 06/02/2009 4:13:45 PM PDT by MDspinboyredux
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“The Obama administration is still considering what to do with the 239 remaining captives held at Guantanamo, who include nearly 100 Yemenis.”

At the rate of 5 every 7 years, they should all have committed suicide by the year 2344.


13 posted on 06/02/2009 4:14:11 PM PDT by Buck W. (The President of the United States IS named Schickelgruber...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Best news I have had all day!


14 posted on 06/02/2009 4:14:30 PM PDT by WellyP
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They need more rope IMO.


15 posted on 06/02/2009 4:15:19 PM PDT by allmost
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hmm, apparently, this individual fails at martyrdom.


16 posted on 06/02/2009 4:16:51 PM PDT by cranked
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama’s fault!


17 posted on 06/02/2009 4:18:25 PM PDT by packrat35 (Nancy Pelosi is a liar!)
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To: yldstrk

Buh-bye. Say hi to Osama for me, ‘k?


18 posted on 06/02/2009 4:18:43 PM PDT by curt9988
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s ok to send him back Yemen now.


19 posted on 06/02/2009 4:20:25 PM PDT by csvset
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not fast enough Vet.


20 posted on 06/02/2009 4:20:29 PM PDT by Yankee
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