"The vast majority of those in Guantanamo Bay are Al Qaeda or Taliban members, or Al Qaeda or Taliban sympathizers"
Or perhaps people whose neighbors informed on them for the bounties.
I've been opposed to the Taliban since before it was fashionable. I knew of al-Qaeda for a long time. You say you take human rights seriously. So do I. And because I do, I won't convict anyone on rumors. I know that there is almost no way of knowing who in Guantanamo is guilty of what at all--most of the reliable evidence has been destroyed by war, time, torture, and the malleability of memory and what remains, if anything, has yet to be brought forward for fair trials. The evidence that any Amnesty officials are al-Qaeda or Taliban sympathizers is still being debated. So far the claims have not been proven, or even argued extensively: one article in the Times of London, based on one person's opinions, is not proof. At best it's a reason to investigate. Meantime, I know that Amnesty has a long clean record and many enemies among those who hate human rights. If there is more and more substantial evidence, bring it forward! I will listen. But let us not slam them for rumors.
Re: Have a care of sources
Or perhaps people whose neighbors informed on them for the bounties.
I've been opposed to the Taliban since before it was fashionable. I knew of al-Qaeda for a long time. You say you take human rights seriously. So do I. And because I do, I won't convict anyone on rumors. I know that there is almost no way of knowing who in Guantanamo is guilty of what at all--most of the reliable evidence has been destroyed by war, time, torture, and the malleability of memory and what remains, if anything, has yet to be brought forward for fair trials. The evidence that any Amnesty officials are al-Qaeda or Taliban sympathizers is still being debated. So far the claims have not been proven, or even argued extensively: one article in the Times of London, based on one person's opinions, is not proof. At best it's a reason to investigate. Meantime, I know that Amnesty has a long clean record and many enemies among those who hate human rights. If there is more and more substantial evidence, bring it forward! I will listen. But let us not slam them for rumors.