Guantanamo Ex-prisoners Get Jpbs in Bermuda!


	Guantanamo Ex-prisoners Get Jpbs in Bermuda!

David Hughes

8-8-2009 4:06 PM

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David Hughes says:

It's nice to hear that these four guys, who were almost certainly arrested by the U.S. without reason, as were many others, are at least having a few days 'holiday'. And they're Uighurs, repressed by the Chinese! Who knows what will happen to them next!?

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8-8-2009 4:10 PM

David Hughes

Sorry about the typing error in the heading!

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