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August 24, 2016

Guantánamo Bay Prisoner Abu Zubaydah Argues for His Freedom
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In news on Guantánamo Bay, prisoner Abu Zubaydah has argued for his
release at a rare hearing held via video stream Tuesday. Zubaydah has
been held for 14 years without trial, during which time he was
waterboarded more than 80 times. When he was captured in 2002, the CIA
insisted he was a top al-Qaeda operative. The U.S. government has since
admitted he was never an al-Qaeda leader, yet his imprisonment has
continued. During Tuesday's hearing, Zubaydah declared in a prepared
statement read by a U.S. soldier that he "has no desire or intent to
harm the United States or any other country."


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