we want some answers from one of the men who was key in setting up the prison at guantanamo bay. >> to this day only 7 of the 779 men the us has held at guantanamo have been tried and convicted by a military tribunal. the tribunal's chief prosecutor has said the government is unlikely ever to put more than about twenty on trial, less than 3% of those detained since the prison was opened. currently, there are forty-six "indefinite detainees" who are considered too dangerous to release, but impossible to try. an obama administration task force has said either there isn't sufficient evidence against them, or what evidence there is, is tainted. >> mr. rumsfeld, hello, mr rumsfeld, it's wab kinew with al jazeera. >> yes sir. >> i'd like to ask if i could speak to you for a minute. we're doing a documentary on guantanamo bay prison. >> you make an appointment with my office and see what happens. >> we've tried to contact you thru your office and they haven't (door slam) gotten back to us. mr rumsfeld we'd like to know why, how you justify detaining many men in guantanamo bay who are innocent

. >> he is the last detainee from guantanamo bay prison to have returned home to live in yemen. >> i guess that tells you that you were gone for a long time. >> the united states still holds 164 men captive at guantanamo, about half of them are yemeni. 56 have been cleared for release but are waiting to go free. in this episode of fault lines we have traveled to yemen to ask what the consequences of america's policies of indefinite detention have been, and to find out what life is like here after guantanamo. >> mohammed was studying in pakistan when the aftershocks of >> mohammed was studying in pakistan when the aftershocks of september 11th began reverberating around the world. one night in the spring of 2002 he was visiting a student house when pakistani authorities raided it. he was arrested, along with more than a dozen others. >> two months later, the pakistanis turned mohammed over to american forces. faruq ali ahmed had also traveled abroad, to teach quran. >> what reasons did the pakistanis give for detaining you? >> faruq spent eight years at guantanamo. like mohamed, he den

military claims the guantanamo bay hunger strike is over. that's not the only news out of gitmo. we will tell you why they are seeking upgrades coming up. a florida man was rock and killed by a police officer. -- was struck and killed by a police officer. the family is pushing for charges. more later on the show. it's wednesday, september 20 five, 5 p.m. in washington, d.c. we begin with continuing coverage of the united nations general assembly in new york city. speaking in front of the assembly are leaders of two dozen countries. the real business is what is taking place in meetings throughout the week. the one-on-one czar group meetings to hash out out some of the crises. the iranian nuclear deal may be back on the table. well they didn't end up meeting face to face, john kerry is scheduled to meet with his iranian counterpart on thursday for further talks. elsewhere, the un security council is busy considering weapons. also surrogate laugher off -- also sergie. what might come out of this? let's start by talking about what might happen with iran. president obama did talk abou

attacks, kim lawton has a special report on the complex moral questions in the debate about closing guantanamo bay. >> it's kind of a moral abyss. >>> and, fred de sam lazaro on india's attempt to shore up buddhism, now the faith of a small minority in the land of its birth. >>> major funding of newsweekly is provided by the lily endowment, an npgs base private family foundation dedicated to the founders interest and religion, community development and education. additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us, as we begin our 17th season on the air. there was strong and widespread religious opposition this week to the obama administration's proposed military strike against the assad regime in syria. from the vatican, pope francis called military action futile. u.s. action could save thousands of lives. meanwhile, the refugee crisis has escalated dramatically. about a third of syria's population has been displaced. more than 2

he addressed the issue of guantanamo bay.lay a little of what he said. >> we're transferring detainees to other countries and trying terrorists in courts of law while working diligently to close the prison at guantanamo bay. >> that's a bit of what the president said. there's really no conclusion to this. we know there are people there who could be innocent. >> there are a number of people who the government has said actually can be released. so the question is why is congress holding back and keeping -- making it more difficult for president obama to do it. i will say he released two people in the last several months, which is great, but at this rate release it will take a decade to close the prison that way. >> in april there was an op-ed from one of the detainees who talked about the conditions of guantanamo bay and wrote in part, i will never forget first time they passed the feeding tube up my nose. i can't describe how painful it is to be force fed this way. i hope that because of the pain we are suffering the eyes of t

military claims the guantanamo bay hunger strike is over but that's not the only news coming out of gitmo we'll tell you why the detention facility was seeking millions of dollars for upgrades coming up then a florida man was struck and killed by a police officer now the man's family is pressing for criminal charges against that officer but so far that hasn't happened more on this case later in the show. it's wednesday september twenty fifth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm sam sachs and you're watching r.t. and we begin with continuing coverage of the united nations general assembly in new york city speaking in front of the general assembly today where leaders of roughly two dozen countries but the real business at the u.n. headquarters is what's taking place in smaller meetings throughout the week one on ones one group meetings among diplomats to hash out some of the most pressing international crises to begin with an iranian nuclear deal may be back on the table president obama a newly elected iranian president hassan rouhani didn't end up meeting face to face secretary of state john ke

between bob graham and guantanamo bay begg spent three years being churned through america's terror program he told us what he saw including allegations of people literally being beaten to death amongst the things that i witnessed was prisoners being beaten in two cases actually physically to death one of the techniques they used to use was to hold us into common or soles our hands were tied above our heads to the top of the cage for punishment or for discipline a hood would be closer placed over our heads and we would be left there sometimes for hours on end and in this way i saw at least one person getting beaten so badly that it was that he was beaten to death and weren't even allowed to get up to walk we weren't even allowed to pray in congregation if we didn't comply with the orders would simply be taken to the front of the so what are the isolation cells and they would be physically tortured and i was during one interrogation i remember very clearly being interrogated by the cia with my hands tied behind my back to my legs and in the next room there was a sound of a woman screaming th

america's most infamous jail in afghanistan if a so what is so dark that former detainees say guantanamo bay is a holiday camp compared to back rom. and shouting to be heard a london street performer with a booming voice and an eye for controversy could have been megaphone ripped from his hands by the authorities. you're watching live from moscow and lindsey france america's top diplomat says congress is not the last word when it comes to america's ambitions to attack syria u.s. secretary of state john kerry believes there's enough evidence to allow the president to launch an assault even if lawmakers say no but after years of constant war and killing it's not the strikes that scare syrians the most as artie's maria from notion of reports from damascus. we were last time in damascus a year ago now we returned and we decided to meet some of the people we've previously interviewed for our report but sadly many of them have either fled the chaos or were killed one of those who died was what hamad rafia yon very successful very famous actor who was also another and activist he chose wards to def

doing it twice a day to these people and twice a day every day to half of these prisoners at guantanamo bay and they knew when i said that that the u.n. has already declared it as torture and i was in the prison as a man i can't help but notice that you're wearing this little orange ribbon right here what does that represent sure one of the points that cruel davis was making this afternoon at the at the rally was. first of all there was absolutely zero corporate media presence at the ranch shako what a surprise surprise no. as journalists as activists it is not our job to tell people that they have to care from a humanitarian standpoint they don't have to care about the illegality and unconstitutionality of them but when we are as taxpayers paying two point seven million dollars per prisoner. per year that's almost five billion dollars a year that we're paying for this facility that is the most expensive prison facility on the planet then we have to care then we have to care as taxpayers as american citizens that's your sponsor and that's what these runners are for their two point seven mil

doing it twice a day to these people and twice a day every day to half of these prisoners in guantanamo bay and the us enough that that the u.n. has already declared it as torture and i was just in the present as a man i can't help but notice that you're wearing this little right here what does that represent sure one of the points a colonel davis was making this afternoon at the at the rally was first of all there was absolutely zero corporate media presence at the ranch shako what a surprise surprise no. as journalists as activists it is not our job to tell people that they have to care from a humanitarian standpoint they don't have to care about the illegality and unconstitutionality of them but when we're as taxpayers paying two point seven million dollars per prisoner per year that's almost five billion dollars a year that we're paying for this facility that is the most expensive prison facility on the planet then we have to care then we have to care as taxpayers as american citizens that's your sponsor and that's what these returns are for there are two point seven million weapons tha

. >>> they were released from guantanamo bay. now hear where some former detainees may have recently turned up. >> arthel: plus, lawmakers say they're still trying to come out with a plan to keep the government from shutting down. but coming up, we're going to look at the rhetoric that has been coming out of washington and debate whether that tells a different story. >> what harry reid is saying is that there will be no compromise at all and so he's put himself in a bit of a box and that makes him no different than ted cruz any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? >> gregg: welcome back. the conse

that the techniques that we're talking about in guantanamo bay. migrating to iraq. talk to the man mr president this is what some are saying to drop a bomb much to see anyone reading counterpart addressed the united nations hardliners in both countries particularly the us to ride diplomacy in on its negotiations there appears to be a genuine moment for engagement in the us ever take yes for nations. the island is so small but for me it's the center see the center of the universe. on a tiny island the size of a football field in the middle of a lake stanza ruined monastery forty years ago to lovers decided to spend their honeymoon here. they have no idea but the island would change their lives forever but they would change the fate of the island. never seen anything like this before is going to come in the house. in the borders of ice is grown in just one hour and it's only the beginning. of the. language of what i will only react to situations. i haven't read the reports so i'm likely to push the no i will leave them to stay current a comment on your latter point to

that the techniques that we're talking about in guantanamo bay. migrating to iraq. cuckoo. cuckoo. wealthy british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy. for a no holds. kinds of reports. i think. that you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open press is critical to our democracy correct albus. role. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and our oppressive ago we've been hijacked lying handful of transnational corporations that will profit by destroying what our founding fathers one still just my job market and on this show we reveal the big picture of what's actually going on in the world we go beyond identifying the problem trucks rational debate and a real discussion critical issues facing america five ready to join the movement then walk a bit. back in brain and. find it hard to make a life for himself. you armor i turn us around you. but i knew it was i saw you in civi you had a long period. of most of his if you l

government was facing relentless criticism over torture allegations at abu ghraib and guantanamo. bay decided it was time for damage control. in a carefully orchestrated press conference they aim to demonstrate that there was no connection between the abuses at abu ghraib and government policy and that the aggressive techniques at guantanamo came from the bottom up and not the white house . to prove their point they released a confidential memo and carried a single signature. of course my memo was right there clearly the intent was to shift the blame well of course i thought it was my duty and it didn't bother me at all to put in writing but then you see as it went up the chain all these other senior lawyers never put a thing in writing and so you think. ok i guess they were smart i was stupid but i never thought about any sort of political ramifications or i mean i always thought about was supporting my command but that's what put me out in the press and the critics you know the criticism and books and every torture book you can think of and every you know it's it's horrible from tha

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and the flag flew over camp delta and guantanamo bay cuba where you know the detainees are housed. to honor all those service members and civilian who have lost their lives during the global war on terrorism and those who continue to fan the ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world so i really appreciate that because i very much enjoyed serving my country. it's painful and it makes me sad that there are those who think my service is not honorable. if anyone googles my name torture will come out because my name was put in books of all types which of course have in its title torture that the torture team the road torture the trail. tortured and all these kinds of things people think i must be the torture lady. i mean nine eleven a lot of people were killed that day and i want to make sure somebody was held accountable. how dare anyone on this planet. do that. within our borders ammi i did state prosecutor points an accusatory finger at your chest and calls you a criminal and tells you that you have betrayed your oath and you have betrayed your country naz your d.s. disclo

and the flag flew over camp delta and guantanamo bay cuba where you know the detainees are housed. to honor all those service members and civilian who have lost their lives during the global war on terrorism and those who continue to fan the ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world so i really appreciate that because i very much enjoyed serving my country. it's painful and it makes me sad that there are those who think my service is not honorable. if anyone googles my name torture will come out because my name was put in books of all types which of course have in its title torture the torture team the road torture the trail. dr in all these kinds of things people think i must be the torture lady. but i mean nine eleven a lot of people were killed that day i want to make sure somebody was held accountable. how dare anyone on this planet. do that. within our borders.

it's been three months since president obama vowed to free a thousand prisoners from guantanamo bay the men mostly yemeni nationals had been made for release from the u.s. military facility in cuba several years ago the mountain investigates the break in the sex and you can see the full show fifteen thirty g.m.t. it is a quick taste. the u.s. government's trusting them yemeni government to carry out drone strikes weekly it seems but they cannot trust the government to take prisoners from getting out because they say oh they're going to be terrorists we can't trust to release them however many people have been released from guantanamo bay in the past and they are just living our normal lives they just want the chance to have a free life and not be detained indefinitely absolutely and that's one of the really sad aspects of this is because i feel like the the vast majority of americans are under the impression still even after ten years that this facility has been opened these are the worst of the worst and these guys are all terrorists they deserve to be there they deserve to be tortured

spinoza three months now since president obama vowed to free over eighty prisoners from guantanamo bay the men mostly yemeni nationals have been cleared for release from the u.s. military facility in cuba several years ago. it investigates the issue in the latest breaking the set. the u.s. government's trusting them yemeni government to carry out drone strikes weekly it seems but they cannot trust the government to take prisoners from get no because they say oh they're going to be terrorists we can't trust to release them however many people have been released from guantanamo bay in the past and they are just living out normal lives they just want the chance to have a free life and not be detained indefinitely there are no countries that are that are currently wanting to host these these prisoners because there's so much red tape associated with that here in the united states the united states promised the yemeni people that there would be facilities infrastructure there to help former guantanamo inmates re assimilate into into society that infrastructure is yet to exist it's not there

going to be terrorists we can't trust to release them however many people have been released from guantanamo bay in the past and they are just living our normal lives they just want the chance to have a free life and not be detained indefinitely there are no countries that are that are currently wanting to host these these prisoners because there's so much red tape associated with that here in the united states the united states promised the yemeni people that there would be facilities infrastructure there to help former guantanamo inmates re assimilate into into society that infrastructure is yet to exist it's not there we have covered this on the show in the past we've had activists would have journalists that have traveled to yemen that have explained to us what it's like for people that are around these drone bombings and all these horrible things that are happening in yemen and on top of that. there's there's all there is the guantanamo aspect that these men will never return and will never see their families and that's it's heartbreaking. don't miss thought when the full show on it is time

and the flag flew over camp delta and guantanamo bay cuba where you know the detainees are housed. to honor all those service members and civilian who have lost their lives during the global war on terrorism and those who continue to fan the ideals of freedom and democracy throughout the world.

troops may soon be heading home but there's still no plan on what to do a jail dubbed the guantanamo bay's sister prison the facility saw its heyday in the early stages of the war on terror gaining a reputation of torture and abuse it currently holds sixty seven prisoners foreigners men men the u.s. says are too dangerous to let go but not guilty enough to punish parties who are in a report on what the future holds for. some call the bagram prison a second guantanamo although in reality it was established just before the detention center in cuba and at one point housed twice as many inmates at the height of the u.s. war in afghanistan but these are just details the two really could be called sister jails just like guantanamo bay graham is used to detain people apprehended in the u.s. war and terror and has been around for more than a decade the detention centers have both had their fair share of scandals surrounding the conditions in which the prisoners are held and the way they are treated humiliation of inmates by u.s. personnel physical and emotional abuse allegations of torture you can