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Death at Guantanamo Hovers Over Obama's Middle East Visit

Andy Worthington | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

A death at Guantánamo is always felt keenly in the Muslim world, and is also uncomfortable for the Obama administration, which claims that it is running a "humane" facility.

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Guantanamo's Long-Term Hunger Striker Should Be Sent Home

Andy Worthington | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

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Andy Worthington

Ahmed Zuhair, a 35-year old Saudi prisoner at Guantánamo -- and a father of ten -- has been on a hunger strike since June 2005, at the start of a fra...

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