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No Apology, No Justice for Reverend Yee
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AsianWeek
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March 2, 2006
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- Roy, Sandip
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Roy, Sandip
AsianWeek
03-02-2006
On Jan. 26, Capt. James Yee received an Exceptional Communicator Award from
New California Media. Yee was interviewed by Sandip Roy, host of UpFront,
New America Media's radio program.
AS CHAPLAIN AT GUANTANAMO BAY, YOU SERVED NOT JUST THE SOLDIERS BUT ALSO
660 PRISONERS. WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO DO FOR THEM?
I was an adviser to the command on the unique religious paradigm in
Guantanamo, where all the prisoners are Muslim. I had open access and I
would talk to them daily, understand their concerns and relay that
information to the command so some of the tensions in the cell block
between soldiers and prisoners could be relieved.
DONALD RUMSFELD HAS CALLED THE PRISONERS ...