Yee relates his experiences at Guantánamo Bay

[Judi Lynn]

Yee relates his experiences at Guantánamo Bay
By Alex Belser, The Dartmouth Staff
Published on Wednesday, May 24, 2006

As a Muslim chaplain at the American naval base in Guantánamo Bay, James Yee was used to hearing about the harsh realities of prison life. Little did he know that he would soon become a prisoner himself.

Yee told an audience of more than 100 people in a speech Monday about the secretive and controversial home to many of the government's terrorism detainees as "Gitmo."

In September 2003, while heading home from Cuba on a brief leave of absence, Yee was arrested by the United States and accused of espionage and spying. He soon found himself in isolation on a prison ship and being treated the same or even worse, he contends, than the prisoners he once counseled.

Yee told the audience that after his arrest he was first put into a kind of shackle called a "three-piece suit" and was given black sensory deprivation goggles and ear covers.
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"Here's someone who has actually been down there saying everything the media said is true," Chetan Mehta '08 said.
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http://www.thedartmouth.com/article.php?aid=2006052401040

[PsychoDad]

1. Yee's crime?

He was Muslim and he gave a damn about what was going on at Gitmo.

I'm glad this brother wasn't broken by the government and is standing to speak truth to the oppressors.

"The unjust ruler should fear the cry of the oppressed, for there is nothing between it and ears of God" - Muhammad (pbuh)

[Supersedeas]

2. where is the rest of the 'independent' media on this matter?????

[IndyOp]

3. James Yee / UN on Guantanamo on DemocracyNow! May 22, 2006 -

Headlines for May 22, 2006
* UN Panel Calls for Bush Administration to Close Guantanamo Bay Military Prison
* Ex-Guantanamo Chaplain James Yee on Faith and Patriotism Under Fire

James Yee / UN on Guantanamo on DemocracyNow! May 22, 2006 -
<http://www.democracynow.org/index.pl?issue=20060522>

[al bupp]

4. A Very Powerful and Disturbing Discussion

Saw this earlier in the week, and was surprised by how candid he was about what he experienced in Gitmo.