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Old 21 April 2013, 05:47 PM
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Question Should he be allowed back in England?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013...ent-guantanamo
Old 21 April 2013, 06:28 PM
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Doesn't look like he's guilty of anything, so why not?
Old 21 April 2013, 06:28 PM
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yes, why not, we let the all the others in which we know nothing about so this one wouldn't matter as he'll be kept an eye on ;-)
Old 21 April 2013, 06:30 PM
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'Others'?

You mean bushy bearded brown ones?

This guy actually appears to be British, like me.
Old 21 April 2013, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by zip106

This guy actually appears to be British, like me.
No offense, but he dosen't 'look' British to me. That's not to say he isn't British of course.
Old 21 April 2013, 06:37 PM
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11 years without a trial is a disgrace.

Yes let him back in.

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Old 21 April 2013, 06:40 PM
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I think he looks quite jolly.
Old 21 April 2013, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RA Dunk
No offense, but he dosen't 'look' British to me. That's not to say he isn't British of course.
If he's born in Britain then he's British, no matter how he looks.

I'm British and you don't know how I look.
Old 21 April 2013, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by zip106
If he's born in Britain then he's British, no matter how he looks.

I'm British and you don't know how I look.
He looks Saudi Arabian to me
Old 21 April 2013, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by zip106
If he's born in Britain then he's British, no matter how he looks.

I'm British and you don't know how I look.
I never said he wasn't British, I said he doesn't look British.

There's a bit of difference you know.
Old 21 April 2013, 07:05 PM
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I don't see that how he looks has anything to do with him being innocent, but held for 11 years.
Old 21 April 2013, 07:34 PM
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Yup, considering he's never been charged or found guilty I wonder if he should be entitled to any kind of compensation for loosing eleven years of his life?

I'm bloody sure I would be looking into it if it was me!
Old 21 April 2013, 07:59 PM
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...s-compensation

I thought we had already paid out millions ?

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Old 21 April 2013, 08:05 PM
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No, send him to Wales
Old 21 April 2013, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Paben
No, send him to Wales
This is the correct answer!
Old 21 April 2013, 10:26 PM
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Is there a difference between a British Resident (which is what he is) as opposed to being a British Citizen ?

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Old 21 April 2013, 10:32 PM
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I'm guessing a citizen has a British passport maybe? that's just a guess though.
Old 21 April 2013, 10:47 PM
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Let him back in and force the government to pay him compo.
Old 21 April 2013, 10:53 PM
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He's Saudi by birth.
From a different article -

Shaker Aamer was born on 12 December 1966 in the Saudi Arabian city of Medina. His parents divorced when he was a child, and Aamer never got on with his stepmother. Aged 17, he headed to America to live with family friends. The next few years were spent travelling throughout Europe, the Middle East and finally London. There he met and fell in love with Londoner Zin Siddique, whom he married in 1997. Also that year, their first child Johina was born, followed by Michael in 1999 and Saif the following year. Family photographs from this period show a proud father framed by smiling children. Zin recalls them being very happy, describing their time together as a "dream". Aamer is described as a hands-on father, helping out with domestic chores and changing nappies
Old 21 April 2013, 11:19 PM
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Old 22 April 2013, 06:31 AM
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**** him he's bin hanging out with terrorists for at least the last 11yrs and he's a beardy ****** in a dress that wasn't born here, and he's a Saudi so he's got to be guilty of something, I say shoot the ****** while he's trying to escape with his legs and hands cuffed in his bright orange jump suit, won't be at all suspicious and save the UK tax payers some money, way too many brownies in the UK, time we had a cull.

Just thought i'd get in there first for a change, since you lot seem to be going soft.

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Old 22 April 2013, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
11 years without a trial is a disgrace.

Yes let him back in.

dl
What he said!

A civilized nation should surely treat anyone better than this - innocent until proven guilty, and all that...
Old 22 April 2013, 07:41 AM
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Why wouldn't they just "kill" him.

Surely they have doctors on staff and could make people disappear .. seems odd all this conspiracy.
Old 22 April 2013, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by JTaylor
I think he looks quite jolly.
You would think he's been in a holiday camp for all them years. ...
Old 22 April 2013, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ditchmyster
**** him he's bin hanging out with terrorists for at least the last 11yrs and he's a beardy ****** in a dress that wasn't born here, and he's a Saudi so he's got to be guilty of something, I say shoot the ****** while he's trying to escape with his legs and hands cuffed in his bright orange jump suit, won't be at all suspicious and save the UK tax payers some money, way too many brownies in the UK, time we had a cull.

Just thought i'd get in there first for a change, since you lot seem to be going soft.

LOL - Do you write for the Daily Mail - I reckon you could run for PM with that manifesto
Old 22 April 2013, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by RA Dunk
No offense, but he dosen't 'look' British to me. That's not to say he isn't British of course.
Could you tell me what a British person looks like? Or an American?
I'm currently rather tanned thanks to surfing too much. Brown eyes, darkish complexion. Should I throw myself out of brightly for not being a pale ginge?
Old 22 April 2013, 10:13 AM
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He's inoccent, untill he is convicted of a crime he is innocent and should never have been locked up.

That said, what if the security services have info on him that can't be published or used in a court of law? Say for example wiretaps that can't be used in a court of law and they are infact protecting us from a terrorist?

Its a very fine line between security and opression.
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Originally Posted by Matteeboy
Could you tell me what a British person looks like? Or an American?
I'm currently rather tanned thanks to surfing too much. Brown eyes, darkish complexion. Should I throw myself out of brightly for not being a pale ginge?
You taking he pi$$ or something? Are you saying that bloke looks as though he has British origins or ancestry?

Even lots of Eastern Europeans are easily identifiable by their features.
Old 22 April 2013, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Matteeboy
Could you tell me what a British person looks like? Or an American?
I'm currently rather tanned thanks to surfing too much. Brown eyes, darkish complexion. Should I throw myself out of brightly for not being a pale ginge?
So while you have been surfing he has been water boarding?

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