Anti-torture rally hits Washington : comments

quoteC.D. Phillips

May 04, 2009, 14:23

I reoommend by all means, for security of this great country of ours, please continue to keep Guantonamo as is, and hold the enemy tororists
accountable in a Military Trbunal Court

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