Global Vigils to Close Guantanamo NOW in 10 cities June 5
Since last month’s vigils, we’ve learned, via four Biden administration officials who spoke anonymously to NBC News, that eleven of the 16 men long approved for release — all Yemenis — were supposed to have been resettled in Oman in October, but that President Biden intervened to stop their resettlement, even though a plane had already been prepared to take them, because of the “political optics after Hamas’ attack on Israel.”
The vigils take place on the first Wednesday of every month, and, next month, take place on July 3, the day before U.S. Independence Day and the day before the UK General Election.
A recent basic overview on Guantanamo from our friend journalist Andy Worthington, who has covered the US torture camp for 18 years:
