Comments on: Forgotten in Guantánamo: British resident Shaker Aamer

By: British MPs Write to Congress to Complain About Guantánamo and to Demand the Release of Shaker Aamer « freedetainees.org

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:48:31 +0000

[...] Lucas and Michael Meacher — wrote an open letter to Congress seeking the return to the UK of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison. Mr. Aamer’s story is familiar to those of us who have [...]

By: British MPs Write to Congress to Complain About Guantánamo and to Demand the Release of Shaker Aamer | Save Shaker Campaign

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:16:11 +0000

[...] Lucas and Michael Meacher — wrote an open letter to Congress seeking the return to the UK ofShaker Aamer, the last British resident in the prison. Mr. Aamer’s story is familiar to those of us who have [...]

By: After Ten Years in US Custody, British Resident Shaker Aamer “Is Gradually Dying in Guantánamo,” Says Clive Stafford Smith | Save Shaker Campaign

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:53:20 +0000

[...] his visit to Guantánamo, Stafford Smith was visiting Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantánamo, whose case has long been of concern to British citizens [...]

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:56:01 +0000

And your evidence that any of these allegations are accurate is …?
Please check out the US District Court judges’ analysis of the quality of the supposed evidence before reproducing allegations without any commentary. You can find many links here, demonstrating fundamental problems with statements/confessions made through coercion or through the torture of the prisoners themselves, or of their fellow prisoners:
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/guantanamo-habeas-results-the-definitive-list/
The problem with parroting the prosecution case is just that: it’s the prosecution’s case, and if you were to do the same with any other kind of criminal case you’d find that — hey presto! everyone is guilty of everything.

By: John Betjeman

John Betjeman — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:43:21 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaker_Aamer#cite_note
CsrtSummaryOfEvidenceShakirAbdurahimMohamedAmi-8

The detainee is associated with the Taliban and al Qaida:

1. The detainee arrived in Afghanistan in August 2001.
2. The detainee is associated with a known terrorist with ties to al Qaida.
3. The detainee is associated with a second known terrorist with ties to al Qaida, who is also a suspected hijacker.
4. The detainee has traveled internationally on false passports.
5. A stolen passport used by detainee was discovered in an abandoned cave in Tora Bora.
6. The detainee has received training on the AK-47 rifle.
7. The detainee participated in the conflict in Bosnia.
8. The detainee has stayed at multiple in Afghanistan.
9. The detainee has visited the Khaldan camp.
10. The detainee received money from Usama Bin Laden.
11. The detainee taught Arabs to fight during the Bosnia-Serb War.
12. The detainee was armed with a 82mm mortar an M43 120mm mortar.
13. The detainee is associated with a non-governmental organization that has ties to al Qaida.
14. The detainee has met with Usama Bin Laden and other senior leaders of al Qaida.

By: Close Guantanamo and Bagram jails « 21stcenturymanifesto

Close Guantanamo and Bagram jails « 21stcenturymanifesto — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:27:52 +0000

[...] on the stories of three particular prisoners — Shaker Aamer (who is still held), Binyam Mohamed (who was released in February 2009) and Omar Deghayes — [...]

By: The Third Anniversary of a Death in Guantánamo 31.5.10 « freedetainees.org

The Third Anniversary of a Death in Guantánamo 31.5.10 « freedetainees.org — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:15:49 +0000

[...] Guantánamo? (February 2009), Obama’s “Humane” Guantánamo Is A Bitter Joke (February 2009), Forgotten in Guantánamo: British resident Shaker Aamer (March 2009), Guantánamo’s Long-Term Hunger Striker Should Be Sent Home (March 2009), [...]

By: Shaker Aamer: Campaign Group Asks Gordon Brown to Secure His Release from Guantánamo | Center for Anarchist Information and News

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:51:05 +0000

[...] readers of my work will be aware that I have long campaigned for the release of Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in Guantánamo Bay. Shaker was cleared for release from Guantánamo over [...]

By: Shaker Aamer: Campaign Group Asks Gordon Brown to Secure His Release from Guantánamo « freedetainees.org

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:30:32 +0000

By: Abu Zubaydah’s Torture Diary « freedetainees.org

Abu Zubaydah’s Torture Diary « freedetainees.org — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:39:38 +0000

[...] Trial Chief’s Torture Confession (Susan Crawford on Mohammed al-Qahtani, January 2009), Forgotten in Guantánamo: British Resident Shaker Aamer (March 2009), A Child At Guantánamo: The Unending Torment of Mohamed Jawad (June 2009), Torture In [...]