Tweets from CodePink delegation to Yemen @MsJodieEvans @medeabenjamin
co-founders of CODEPINK, codepink.org
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Sweet guard at
#yemen prime minister’s house. “Welcome to#Yemen. Don’t be fooled by my gun. We are very friendly!” pic.twitter.com/eqRdXXJgoH -
@CODEPINK meeting w Yemeni Prime Minister Basindawa re#drones and#GITMO#nodrones#closeGITMO opGTMO pic.twitter.com/JXjeqTZttR -
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Americans on Long-Term Hunger Strike to Close Gitmo Prison
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Jodie Evans @MsJodieEvans 13 JunFabulous review of
@NancyKric book All the Light There Was her book is complex, beautiful and a page turner http://inthesetimes.com/article/15114/growing_up_under_goebbels/ … -
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@ips_dc: Join IPS,@WashPeaceCtr,@codepink & others for a press conference and rally against#NSA spying, 6/14 at noon:… -
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@MsJodieEvans 13 JunOur codepink
#yemen delegation with Anwar al-Awlaki’s father Nasser, “US killed my grandson, Why?” @… http://instagram.com/p/agn-Y5q695/
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They showed us protests in
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End of testimonies by
#gitmo family members hearts open & broken, plans begin for next weeks vigil in… http://instagram.com/p/adzSikq66g/ -
We love HOOD Human Rights Advocates in
#yemen @mousanamyani codepink http://instagram.com/p/adyqu7q65j/ -
“He told us after he passed out from hunger strike they started to feed him thru his nose.” In
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Family agrees to meet with the US Ambassador in Sana’a to share story of
#gitmo codepink Yemen http://instagram.com/p/adu0DWK60f/ -
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@sanhotree: Feds Bust 103 Dispensaries in SoCal, Major Blow to Patients in Area, by@kristengwynne@Alternet http://ow.ly/lXL14 -
“At Red Cross yesterday we saw him so thin. Not allowed to talk about hunger strike.”
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My son was arrested when 17 in Pakistan where he went to study before 9/11 now in
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This is a global human Rights issue. He is being force fed in
#gitmo codepink Yemen delegation @… http://instagram.com/p/adqQHfq6-e/ -
He says 95% of those detained w/me in
#GITMO are innocent, I will be home soon. She reads letter from… http://instagram.com/p/adoijTK68K/ -
When a government looks at the entire population as an enemy of the state, that government has become the enemy of the people.
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17 yr old cousin kidnapped by US govt, parents both died from heartbreak. Unbearable stories
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Family members who have traveled across Yemen to share their grief & anger about their relatives… http://instagram.com/p/adlF50q63G/
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His daughter says, “They stole my father from me & me from him” the room is weeping
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AlShabati family hasn’t seen their dad, son, brother for 12 yrs. WikiLeaks revealed he was just Koran… http://instagram.com/p/adjS1Aq609/
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Hood human rights office meeting with families of gitmo prisoners with codepink delegation
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Thx for taking
@JustLuai & thanks for letting me share@Sarah_Sanaa so our@CODEPINK followers could witness the fabulous humor in Yemen -
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Horns honking, dogs barking & wedding fireworks as the electricity takes us to black, ending a fabulous day
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the wall of the martyrs from Saleh & Yemen revolution.
#Graffiti@CODEPINK#Yemen delegation#TwitPict http://twitpic.com/cwpq1o -
the very hip team of
@YemenTodayMag joins the@CODEPINK Yemen delegation “tourism out, terrorism in”#TwitPict http://twitpic.com/cwneki -
amazing woman activist in Yemen
@sarah_Sanaa thanks for sharing your wisdom & wit!@CODEPINK#TwitPict http://twitpic.com/cwmhy6 -
great team
@Yemenpolling educates@CODEPINK Yemen delegation#TwitPict http://twitpic.com/cwmhcj -
“In every meeting says US Ambassador Gerald M. Feierstein is really the President of Yemen.”
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Terrorism not concern of Yemini, but waste of US & UN $$$ not spent on real needs.
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Yemen Post article on
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morning in Sana’a with
@CODEPINK delegation@Naiman@PamInProgress discussion about#Drones begins#TwitPict http://twitpic.com/cwlapc -
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@biancajagger: RT#EdwardSnowden: the whistleblower behind the#NSA surveillance revelations. Won’t hide “I have done nothing wrong”… -
Thank you
@laurapoitras for your excellent exposing of truth even without your camera & editor!!! Brava#IStandWithEdwardSnowden#FreeBrad -
@kausmickey this is breathtaking! Game changing. Courage is contagious. Going after Bradley won’t stop truth tellers. Now off to Yemen -
#NYC Union Square. Noon Monday. Rally in support of#EdwardSnowden.. |#IStandWithEdwardSnowden@TheCCR@CODEPINK#FreeBrad#OWS -
In Dulles UAL lounge listening to 4 US intel officials saying loudly leaker & reporter on
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@BuzzFeedBen@ellievhall@michaelhayes@dcbigjohn@shani_o@BuzzFeedAndrew@RosieGray Whistleblower, he saw over reach of power & exposed it -
“The greatest fear that I have regarding the outcome for America of these disclosures, is that nothing will change.” Edward Snowden
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QOTD: “I had been looking for leaders, but I realised that leadership is about being the first to act.”Edward Snowden http://bit.ly/19dxVLV
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Well said
@JohnFugelsang: “Edward Snowden risks safety of our troops in war zones, say politicians who sent our troops into said war zones.” -
Our next gen of Cit. Activists – willing to NEVER set foot in our country again to ENSURE we maintain grounds it was founded upon.”
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Edward Snowden just showed the US government what a full cavity search feels like.
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#IStandWithEdwardSnowden because gov must be for the people and BY the people. We never agreed to this.Retweeted by Jodie Evans -
#IStandWithEdwardSnowden because he’s *actually* standing up for us, unlike our lying government.Retweeted by Jodie Evans -
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@naawayday: “Every day spent not pursuing your principles is a waste of a day.”#2013naad -
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@janetrweil: “The truth will set you free – but first it will piss you off!” – Gloria Steinem. Words on my fave@codepink t-shirt:… -
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@codepinkmaine: GREAT READ: Compliant Congress and press means military spending just keeps rolling on. http://chrisbusby.bangordailynews.com/2013/06/06/home/the-bad-news-about-more-destroyers-for-biw/@wardollarshome … -
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@greg_palast: “The government has granted itself power it is not entitled to.” ~ Edward Snowden http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance?CMP=twt_gu …#NSA#PRISM… -
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@wikileaks: Snowden out of date on Iceland; new conservative government elected a month ago. Countries must step forward to offer… -
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@immimedia: Statement regarding involvement of IMMI in Edward Snowden asylum request. http://immi.is/index.php/86-s …#EdwardSnowden#prism -
“I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” Vincent Van Gogh
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Thx
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thx 4 sharing
@thedronalisa: “The damage we are doing now to our country may be irreparable for many generations”@jeremyscahill@DirtyWars -
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@thedronalisa: .@Rooj129 telling the story of Ali whose jaw was ripped open by shrapnel from#drone missile@DirtyWars event -
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@mmflint: Jane Mayer points why the Gov’t collecting every # of everyone we call is worse than them listening to the call:… -
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@colmorrisdavis: Bulger Trial May Reveal Shameful Period in FBI History http://bloom.bg/15xjw8y USG says no one has license to kill, so… -
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@codepink: “It’s shameful tht those major news outlets have not stood up for their Yemeni colleague & demanded his release”…
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Hunger Striker's Blog
U.S. Faster in Solidarity w/Gitmo & Pelican Bay Prisoners
Foreground: EMT prepares the tool for the nasal intubation. Background: U.S. Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Middleground:...agony awaits.
The feeding demo is extremely painful, yet it is done with consent. The long-term solidarity fast continues with nasogastric nourishment in front of U.S. governmental symbols of power. The twice-daily force-feeding of Gitmo hunger strikers is nonconsensual and therefore real torture by the standards sponsored by U.S. taxpayers and authorized by members of Congress who just raised the debt ceiling to nearly $17 trillion. President Obama's actions continue to belie his empty words "Close Guantánamo." As Commander-in-Chief, he could easily order an end to what the Pentagon refuses to call "forced-feeding." The force-feeding is premeditated relentless forced penetration of plastic into their innermost sacred cavities !
Andrés Thomas Conteris - fasted on water and coconut water with vitamin and electrolyte supplements. Solidarity fast began July 8, 2013 with 30,000 hunger striking California prisoners urging fulfillment of 5 Core Demands of the Pelican Bay supermax prisoners. Force-feeding protests began Sept. 6 & Sept. 25 in front of the White House & later in front of the Oakland Office of CA Dept of Corrections and Rehab (CDCR) to depict how prisoners in Guantánamo are tortured with force-feeding twice-daily and how CA prisoners as future hunger strikers have been threatened with a court order authorizing force-feeding. On Oct 4 and Oct 8 he was tube-fed in front of the U.S. Embassies in Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Oct 15 a similar protest took place in Santiago, Chile. On Friday, Oct 18 the feeding protest returns to Washington, DC outside a Federal Court hearing on the lawsuit challenging force-feeding in Guantánamo. He is now on a maintenance fast losing about 1 pound per week, unlike the 5 pounds/week the first 11 weeks. In January 2014 with the anniversary of Guantánamo on Jan. 11, the force feeding protests will recommence. Please spread the word.
U.S. Hunger Strikers who have suspended their fast
Diane Wilson - Water only 58 days (lost 48 lbs). Diane, co-founder of CodePink and member of Veterans for Peace, suspended her hunger strike on June 27, 2013 after detention following her arrest for scaling the White House fence the day before. She faced a jury trial in DC District Court on Sept. 5th, 2013.
S. Brian Willson - Suspended Hunger Strike on June 10, 2013 after 31 days on 300cal/day, when a car accidentally hit him. Supporters continue a vigil with a rolling fast, in Portland, OR.
Elliott Adams - Went 80 days on 300 cal/day from May 18, to August 4, 2013 losing 45 lbs. He is past President of Veterans for Peace.
Tarak Kauff - Ended fast on August 4, 2013 after 58 days on 300 cal/day since June 7. He lost 29 lbs. On Board of Directors for Veterans for Peace.
Cynthia Papermaster - After 84 days on 300 cal/day, Cynthia suspended her hunger strike on Sep. 6 which began June 15, 2013. Code Pink member, lost 35 lbs. The transfer of two Algerian prisoners on Aug. 29, 2013, inspired her to suspend her fast.
Collaborative of CloseGitmo.net Organizations
- Campaign for Alternatives to
- Meta Peace Team: "Pursuing peace
- Metta Center for Nonviolence
- NRCAT
Daily Updates
- Articles: Guantánamo: Where Being Cleared for Release Means Nothing January 26, 2014
- Articles: Video: Washington D.C. Protest on the 12th Anniversary of the Opening of Guantánamo January 16, 2014
- Articles: Join Us in Washington D.C. on Jan. 11 to Tell President Obama, "Close Guantánamo Now!" January 6, 2014
