15 arrested in Hart Building in Close Gitmo protest

On the 11th of January, Witness Against Torture changed tactics in their annual protest on the anniversary of the opening of Guantanimo Bay. Instead of the annual "America's March of Shame" in the orange jumpsuits, they took over the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building and dropped banners from the balconies. Fifteen people were arrested.

The essages on the banners were "Shut Down Guantánamo," "No Torture Cabinet" and "Hate Doesn’t Make U.S. Great." With Trump nominating pro-torture Cabinet members, it was deemed more important to demand Congress block Trump's Torture Cabinet than to repeat the annual march to the White House. There is great danger that all releases from Gitmo will stop under Trump, even of detainees proven innocent of any ties to terrorism or armed action against US policy. Not only that, he will probably begin sending new detainees there. On top of all else, Trump's behavior and statements about protesters during the campaign carry the menace that he could even start sending domestic political opponents to Gitmo too. After all, during the George W Bush administration it was common practice to call protesters and activists terrorists. Trump may take this one step farther.

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