Guantanamo and Boumediene-- an Ongoing American Tragedy

An innocent man, Lakhdar Boumediene, was held for 7 and a half years and tortured at Guantanamo, a big chunk of his life lost . Clearly this is horrible, a crime against humanity.

But really in a way, this is no different than what the US has done to hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of African Americans-- jailing them for trumped up drug or other charges, wasting their life, undoubtedly abused by prison guards and other prisoners.

The tragedy of unjust imprisonment is woven in humanity's fabric-- and the US is one of the major offenders.