Close Guantanamo! Interview with Andy Worthington

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Thu, 01/12/2012 - 12:00am
10 Years Too Long! Close Guantanamo! Interview with Andy Worthington

January 11th 2012 is the 10th anniversary of  the opening of the Guantanamo Prison. Protests against this monument to Imperial impunity are happening in London, New York City, Washington DC and San Francisco, Portland OR and other cities around the U.S. London journalist, activist and author Andy Worhington joins host, Linda Olson-Osterlund to talk about closing Guantanamo and freeing the prisoners that are not convicted of a crime. He reports on Wednesday's protests and the growing movement to close Guantanamo as well as the challenges it faces. Worthington is the author of  The Guantanmo Files and  co-director of the documentary; Outside The Law: Stories From Guantanamo.  He is in the US on a 12 day speaking tour sponsored by The World Can't Wait and the Center for Constitutional Rights.

For more information and to take action go to closeguantanamo.org & witnesstorture.org

 

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