can't say that i blame them

Family of Gitmo inmate wants own autopsy
CAIRO, Egypt — Family members of a Saudi inmate found dead at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba said Thursday they want his body back for an autopsy because they do not believe U.S. claims that he committed suicide.

In a phone interview with The Associated Press from the ultraconservative province of Al-Qasim, the sister of Mani Shaman Turki al-Habradi al-Utaybi said she would never believe her brother had taken his own life.

"He is an extremely devout Muslim who would never, never, never commit suicide," Manyia Shaman Turki al-Habradi al-Utaybi said.

The U.S. Defense Department said al-Utaybi, Yasser Talal al-Zahrani of Saudi Arabia and Ali Abdullah Ahmed of Yemen hanged themselves in their cells early Saturday, using nooses made from sheets and clothing.

Ahmed's parents told The Associated Press Wednesday that they too want their son's body flown home for burial, and that they considered him a martyr killed by the United States.

"I respect and love the friendly American people, but they should know more what (U.S. President George W.) Bush is doing against the Muslims," Mohammed Abdullah al-Aslami said at his home in Yemen.

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It is such a shame that the world can no longer trust that Americans have acted properly. Of course, we always had enemies who would say these things, but now everyone - including the American public - knows that bush has condoned atrocities, so why should anyone believe anything that our government says any longer?
I wish that I could still be proud of my country.