"They won't let us live but they won't let us die."

jeralyn at talkleft shares an article from the denver post about attorneys who are volunteering to assist detainees at guantanamo... inspiring, deeply troubling and extremely sad...

We recently returned from visiting with several prisoners in Guantánamo Bay's military prison, where there are still hundreds of faceless, uncharged prisoners who have been held for nearly four years without ever seeing an attorney.

When many of these prisoners arrived in American custody, they were initially relieved to be in the control of a country that valued justice and due process.

Four years later, many just want to die. They starve themselves for long periods of time and attempt bloody suicides. The government responds by forcing tubes down their throats. People are trying to kill themselves to get out of custody, because they have no legal recourse. "They won't let us live, but they won't let us die," one of our clients explained.

"they were initially relieved to be in the control of a country that valued justice and due process..." if THAT doesn't cut you to the quick, i can't imagine what would...

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