7 Afghans (mostly farmers and simple villagers) released from Gitmo after 5 years

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4407649.html

Released from Gitmo, 7 Afghans arrive home

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Seven Afghans freed after up to five years of detention at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay arrived in Kabul on Saturday, desperate to get back to their home villages.

The long-bearded men, mostly farmers and simple villagers, arrived at the offices of the Afghan Commission for Peace and Reconciliation to receive an official guarantee of freedom from the Afghan government.

Most of them were from Helmand, the southern province that has become the most volatile area of Afghanistan. Government and foreign troops there have come under repeated attack by the Taliban and other insurgents.

One of the seven men, Haji Alef Muhammad, 62, said he lost his brothers four years ago in a U.S. bombardment of his village. After that, he said, he was taken into custody during a raid and sent to Guantanamo.

"Is this my fault that I believe in the words, 'There is no God but Allah?' " he said. "Other than that there is no witness and no evidence of my guilt."

All the usual lies and obfuscation used in defense of fascism.

He lost his brothers in the US bombardment. Naturally that would happen to somebody. And those people will hate the US, some of them will be vengeful, and it can't be blamed on 911, because those individuals probably did not hate or care about the US before 911, and even if they applauded 911, would have done nothing themselves for any further damage. But now they are more motivated.

* creates the reason that would be his excuse for more fascism.