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Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave

Por: WPLG Local 10 Politics July 06, 2023

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TANZANIA – At the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled. Every single one told the visitor — for many they had talked to in 20 years — “You came too late.” But they still talked, about the scant contacts with their families, their many health problems, the psychological and physical scars of the they experienced, and their hopes of leaving and reuniting with... + full article



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