Free This Detainee

                   
washingtonpost.com     09-Jul-2008            

Wednesday, July 9, 2008; Page A15 There's someone I'd like to introduce to . His name is Huzaifa Parhat, and that get-together might be tricky to arrange. Parhat is also known as ISN (Internment Serial Number) 320 at Guantanamo Bay. Parhat is Uighur, a Muslim ethnic minority group from western China. He fled China for Afghanistan, and, when the camp he was living in there was bombed by U.S. forces, went to Pakistan. For a bounty, Parhat was turned over to U.S. authorities and shipped to Guantanamo. He has been held as an enemy combatant for more than six years -- even though the government concedes he was never a member of the Taliban or al-Qaeda and never took part in any hostilities against the United States. Indeed, Parhat's detention is based on evidence so flimsy that a federal appeals court here told the government it... [read full story]                    

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Gitmo detainees might not be who you think they are

baltimoresun.com     08-Jul-2008          

"Islamic terrorists have constitutional rights," lamented one conservative blog, when the Supreme Court said Guantanamo inmates can challenge their detention in court. "These are enemy combatants," railed Sen. John McCain. The...                    

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Steve Champan: Gitmo detainees might not be who you think they are

baltimoresun.com     08-Jul-2008          

"Islamic terrorists have constitutional rights," lamented one conservative blog, when the Supreme Court said Guantanamo inmates can challenge their detention in court. "These are enemy combatants," railed Sen. John McCain. The...                    

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No light at end of tunnel for Gitmo prisoner

nwsource.com     09-Jul-2008          

By RUTH MARCUS SYNDICATED COLUMNIST WASHINGTON -- For a bounty, Parhat was turned over to U.S. authorities and shipped to Guantanamo. Indeed, Parhat's detention is based on evidence so flimsy that a federal appeals court here...                    

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Free This Detainee

trueblueliberal.com     09-Jul-2008          

From The Washington Post By Ruth Marcus There’s someone I’d like to introduce to President Bush. Also to Chief Justice John Roberts and Sen. John McCain. His name is Huzaifa Parhat, and that get-together might be tricky to...                    

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Scooping Up The Shit After The Guantanamo Parade

toocan.com     09-Jul-2008          

Originally Published June 23, 2008; Updated and Republished July 09, 2008: The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered the release of wrongfully held Guantanamo detainee Huzaifa Parhat, a Chinese...                    

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Free This Detainee

almendron.com     10-Jul-2008          

By Ruth Marcus (THE WASHINGTON POST, 09/07/08): There’s someone I’d like to introduce to President Bush. Also to Chief Justice John Roberts and Sen. John McCain. His name is Huzaifa Parhat, and that get-together might be tricky...                    

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