Hamad Continues to Fight for Justice

The Christian Science Monitor has a great new article on Adel Hamad.
It is entitled:

Former Guantanamo Prisoner Asks U.S. to Review Its Founding Ideals

It is well worth the read (click on the title above to open a link to it.)

Since returning to Sudan, Adel has continued to pursue justice for the detainees who remain at Guantanamo uncharged. He is also fighting in U.S. court on two fronts. 1)He is trying to clear his name as an enemy combatant through a habeas corpus petition. Work and travel restrictions still remain until his name is officially cleared. 2)He is suing in U.S. court for compensation for his 5 year incarceration without evidence ever being brought against him.

Amazingly, Adel Hamad harbors no ill will towards America. In this article he eloquently states his case with the following quote:

“We don’t want animosity, we just want to respect America again,” says Hamad, speaking in English phrases he learned while in prison. “The American conscience and the American people need to return to the great concepts established by the Founding Fathers, of freedom, democracy, equality, and justice. All these values and even the justice system are being shaken, played with.”

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