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Home Front: WoT
Gitmo detainee may continue to harm self: lawyer
2006-05-05
Reports that Bahraini Guantanamo detainee Juma Al Dossary tried to commit suicide in March have been confirmed by lawyers. The lawyers received a letter written by Al Dossary on May 1, which was dated March 8, which, they said, “clearly expressed Juma’s intent to end his own life and the fact that he believes there is no possibility for freedom or happiness other than in death.”
Clearly he still has a grasp on reality ...
It is believed that Juma made an attempt to slit his own throat on March 11, 2006.
"Dang it Tyrone, you know you don't just leave a razor sitting in a cell like that!"
"Yessir, sorry sir."
"Next time you put it directly in his hand and tell him how awful his life is. You got that, soldier?"
"Yessir, sorry sir."
Explaining the delay in receiving the letter, the lawyers said, “The letter was not reviewed and cleared by the US government until shortly before it was sent to us. We understand that Al Dossary tried to kill himself by cutting his throat on March 11, three days after this letter was written.”

Expressing concern over Al Dossary’s fate, lawyer Joshua Colangelo-Bryant said, “We cannot express adequately our concern that Juma will continue to harm himself, and that he might well succeed in killing himself.”
Why gorsh, that would be ... be ... be ... terrible, wouldn't it?
The posts are very bad, quite slow in Cuba.
Posted by:Boesoeker

#6  The razor was intended to prevent hunger strikes.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-05-05 13:13  

#5  "Gitmo detainee may continue to harm self"

Gee whiz - that's too bad.

How can we help him succeed the next time?

:-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-05-05 12:22  

#4  Joshua Colangelo-Bryant
You've reported the UPSIDE. What's the DOWNSIDE?
Posted by: 3dc   2006-05-05 11:12  

#3  Let him go. If he can't kill himself after 13 tries, how dangerous can he be?
Posted by: Jealing Unineth4127   2006-05-05 10:39  

#2  Try, try again until you succeed, Juma.
Posted by: ed   2006-05-05 08:50  

#1  A BAHRAINI detained in Guantanamo Bay has tried to kill himself for the 13th time, by cutting his throat, it has emerged.
Juma Mohammed Al Dossary, 32, has been incarcerated in infamous prison camp for more than four years, along with fellow Bahrainis Salah Abdulrasool Al Balooshi, 24, and 41-year-old Isa Abdulla Al Mubati.

Boy, you ain't tryin hard enough. And nobody likes a quitter...

Posted by: tu3031   2006-05-05 08:46  

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