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DESCRIPTION:One of President Obama's first acts in office was to announce the eventual 
 closing of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While Obama 
 called for this to happen in one year, the U.S. has been so slow to act as 
 to extend the deadline possibly into 2011. Some in Congress - and not just 
 the right wing - have raised loud voices in opposition, and our government 
 has sat on its hands wondering what to do with the prisoners, as if they, 
 confirmed terrorists or not, are capable of breaking out of a high-security 
 facility and wreaking havoc, simply because they were held in 
 Guantanamo.\n\nTo address the Guantanamo stigma, and more importantly to 
 point out how the Bush administration flouted domestic and international 
 law to advance it, British filmmakers Polly Nash and Andy Worthington have 
 put out a new documentary film called "Outside the Law: Stories from 
 Guantanamo."\n\nThe film focuses on three prisoners, two of whom have been 
 released and one of whom is still there. Their stories show how the U.S. 
 military rounded up prisoners without adequate screening - often for large 
 bounty payments - when some of them may have been in Afghanistan or 
 Pakistan for reasons far removed from militancy or terrorism. Now many 
 prisoners are held without formal charge under the nebulous category of 
 "illegal enemy combatants", and without habeas corpus rights. The film, 
 according to the web site, "provides a powerful rebuke to the myth that 
 Guantanamo holds 'the worst of the worst.'" Torture, including 
 extraordinary rendition and secret prisons, is another subject the film 
 deals with.\n\n"Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo" is sure to raise 
 thoughts about the indiscretions of the Bush administration, while arriving 
 at the sense of responsibility now with Obama to try to prevent these 
 stories from continuing.\n\nAdmission is free and the event is wheelchair 
 accessible. There will be wine, cheese and dessert on hand.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/01/08/18634772.php
SUMMARY:Screening of 'Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo'
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/01/08/18634772.php
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