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First official suicide letter.(Jumah Al Dossari)(Brief article)

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| July 01, 2006 | Hernandez, Daisy | COPYRIGHT 2006 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

IN MARCH, THE GOVERNMENT DECLASSIFIED THE FIRST SUICIDE LETTER written by a detainee at Guantanamo Bay. Jumah Al Dossari, who has been detained for four years and has begged his attorneys to get him out of isolation, has attempted suicide 10 times while in U.S. custody.

In the letter addressed to his lawyer, Al Dossari wrote," I hope you will always remember that you met and sat with a 'human being' called 'Jumah' who suffered too much and was abused in his belief, self, dignity and also in his humanity. ...

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