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Gitmo victim testifies to Congress
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5-21-2008 10:50 AM
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Known innocent, but held, tortured for 5 years.
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5-21-2008
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This is why I said before "In a free speech country ..... every one should be afraid and scared to death ...... if he talk a little about truth"
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