Guantanamo Prisoner No. 940 (Petition)
Ricken Patel
Guantanamo's former commander General Jay Hood has admitted, "Sometimes we just didn't get the right folks." Without trials, innocent people get caught in the mix. And let's face it, even guilty people have the right to a trial and to know what crimes they are accused of. Meanwhile, regimes around the world are using Guantanamo to excuse their own human rights abuses.
But now we have a chance for progress. Last week, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates finally said Guantanamo should be closed. President Bush's advisors are split down the middle - and a global outcry could tip the balance and push Bush to close Guantanamo forever.
Please sign the petition calling on the US government to close Guantanamo and for its inmates to be tried in a legitimate court or set free:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/close_guantanamo --or click on "Visit Author's Website")
Next week, we'll run ads featuring the petition in Washington, DC newspapers read by top Bush officials. It's time to show them that citizens from every country on earth want this injustice to end.
In hope,
Ricken, Milena, Tom, Graziela and the Avaaz Team
PS. If you want to hear more about Mr. Hamed's case, you can check it out here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5E3w7ME6Fshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5E3w7ME6Fs)