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"Guantanamo Prisoners Freed in Germany"

Posted by Marty BlackEagle-Carl on September 23, 2010 at 10:50am
In 2007, a military review board agreed with this assessment, but
although al-Shurafa was cleared for release, and was compliant
throughout his detention, he still ended up held in isolation in a cell
in Camp 6 for 22 to 23 hours a day. Throughout his life, he has
suffered from vitiligo, a painful skin complaint, and his permanent
isolation from sunlight made his skin condition flare up horribly,
causing maddening discomfort, as well as permanent skin damage.
According to his lawyers, although he was well regarded by both the
guards and by his fellow prisoners, leading prayers in his cell block,
he was deeply concerned that he would never see his elderly mother
again, and also showed signs of depression, asking the authorities for
medication to “let the days go by without feeling anything.”

As you see in the article above, al-Shurafa claimed that his Vit was painful for him. Has anyone every felt any physical paint from their Vit??? Or is this guy full of crap?
thanks
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  • Dawn L-B September 28, 2010 at 1:59am
    Vitiligo is not painful in any way. It does not even itch, but the state of mind of this guy can cause any thing to happen and of course people ignorant of Vitiligo can say any stupid thing to sensationalise their story. Pay no mind to it.
  • amr assaf September 23, 2010 at 1:18pm
    what is the point here ?
    beside making an assumption out of nothing is wrong !!
    vitiligo is painful to anyone in the world not to mention when you get locked up in the most "un" humanitarian place on earth
    • Marty BlackEagle-Carl > amr assaf September 23, 2010 at 3:52pm
      point? its called a question.

      this is the first time i've heard anyone claim physical pain from Vit.
      not emotional anguish, depression, or feeling like an outsider, but physical pain, and requesting medicine to alleviate the pain. my question is has ANYONE else on here had similar symptoms.

      i dont think any prison is set up to be a humanitarian place. sort of the nature of the place.
      • amr assaf > Marty BlackEagle-Carl September 26, 2010 at 5:35am
        what is the point of that question ?
        am not gonna be dragged to this amateur - funny assumption , neither debate if sleeping on dog pee is " the nature of the place " as its not my job to reeducate others !

        but for future reference , when you say somebody is claiming this and that , try to prove that by quoting the man
        • Marty BlackEagle-Carl > amr assaf September 27, 2010 at 1:33am
          i copied the whole part of the article that had to do with what he said. the italized part is cut/pasted from the news release listed on the right column that says: :"identities of two guantanamo prisoners freed in germany revealed - the public record"
          since thats the FIRST issue of physical pain i've ever heard about with our disease, i was ASKING others, if they have suffered any physical pain also. it's called fact finding.

          if you dont want to respond, you dont have to. it's a free internet. couldnt care less. i wasnt asking for a debate about prison conditions, i asking about others histories dealing with vitiligo.
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