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Sunday - all welcome for praise, prayer, fellowship and to hear God's Word. Our scripture this week is Matthew 5:10-16 and Andy Worthington from Open Doors will be our guest speaker. Head to our dedicated sermon series page to go deeper: www.ccsurbiton.org/sermons

23 years of Close Guantanamo activism - Andy Worthington by Radio Islam

January 11 marked the twenty-third anniversary of the opening of the US military prison on occupied land in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Clearing the FOG speaks with Andy Worthington, an investigative journalist and author of The Guantanamo Files. Worthington explains that the United States opened the prison in Guantanamo to avoid legal restrictions. He describes the connections between Guantanamo and the CIA 'black sites' where prisoners were tortured and who the men are that were recently released as well as who remains. There are calls for Joe Biden to release all of the men and end the scandal of the prison at Guantanamo Bay before he leaves office. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.

This week on Talk World Radio, we're talking about Guantanamo with Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files. Worthington has worked with the United Nations and WikiLeaks, runs two websites, andyworthington.co.uk and closeguantanamo.org and also has a band, The Four Fathers, playing protest music: https://thefourfathers.bandcamp.com What's happening this week: https://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2025/01/06/guantanamo-at-23-global-vigils-on-january-11-and-an-ongoing-photo-campaign-marking-8400-days-on-january-9

TEACHING SERIES: Closer Than You Know SERMON TITLE: The One Who Hears BY: Andy Worthington DATE: Sunday 21 July 2024 BIBLE PASSAGES: Exodus 2:11-25 EXCERPT: God hears and sees even when you're in the middle of circumstances where it might seem that he doesn't. “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamour of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” (Martin Luther King) Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is true of us online. We are on a journey together to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Riverside is a church made up of people from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences all with one thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life. Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ Useful Links: OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

GUEST OVERVIEW: Andy is an investigative journalist, author, and public speaker recognized as an authority on Guantanamo and the 'war on terror.' Learn more about him at https://www.andyworthington.co.uk  

Welcome to Gorilla Radio, recorded November 8th, 2023 A tapestry of Pablo Picasso's haunting Guernica hangs mutely in the foyer of the United Nations Security Council. The 25 by 11 foot recreation of the Spanish artist's cri de coeur recalling the ruthless bombing of civilians in that Basque town in 1937 had served as backdrop for press conferences by that august body until February 3rd, 2003 when, fearing life imitating art in the form of George Bush's coming "shock and awe" destruction of Baghdad, the UN custodians of decorum covered it from the cameras, preemptively shielding Secretary of State, Colin Powell from any embarrassment the image might cause America and its accomplices as he laid forth his bogus casus belli for the second Iraq war. The "Blitzkrieg" of Guernica inspiring Picasso so long ago has been reenacted daily in Gaza for the last month; with many times more men, women, children, and animals killed, injured, made homeless, and traumatized. Thousands are dead. Hundreds of thousands wounded, but the great resistance feared by Bush and his claque way back when is apparently not a worry for current leaders of the Western world, who remain unanimous and unapologetic in their support of Israel and its project for the new Israel despite the horrendous cost. William S. Geimer is a peace activist, Professor Emeritus of Law at Washington and Lee University, military veteran who resigned his 82nd Airborne commission in opposition to the war against Vietnam, and author of the book, 'Canada: The Case for Staying Out of Other People's Wars'. In 2020 Bill founded the Greater Victoria Peace School, which he says has, since his retirement, "been a success and my board members are carrying on admirably with peace education. William S. Geimer in the first half. And; most here have probably forgotten entirely about Guantanamo Bay prison, set up so long ago to confine "the worst of the worst" in George Bush junior's Global War on Terror. Incredibly, all these years later, prisoners still languish there, without the benefit of the protection of laws that were once the pride of Western Civilization. Andy Worthington remembers though; and more, he's been working all these years to both publicize the plight of those held, and get them real justice. Last week he attended in London one of the "ten coordinated global vigils for the closure of Guantanamo". He reminds: Sixteen of the thirty men are still held, after having been approved for release, as of November 1st, between 404 and 5,031 days. Andy Worthington and remembering Guantanamo in the second half. But first, Bill Geimer and the Gaza atrocity happening before our eyes. Links: Combatants for Peace American Friends of Combatants for Peace World Beyond War Merchants of Death Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, broad/webcasting since 1999. Check out the Archive at Gorilla-Radio.com, GRadio.Substack.com, and the GR blog at: https://gorillaradioblog.blogspot.com/

On this final episode we hear from Andy Worthington, Investigative journalist and activist, who tells us about the plight of the 16 men who have been cleared for release but continue to be detained in Guantánamo. He urges EU governments to take action to end this deplorable situation.And our last speaker is Moazzam Begg, former Guantánamo Bay detainee, who shares some of the horrors he witnessed and explains the prisoners' deep pain and trauma from being cut off from their families for years.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Andy is an investigative journalist, author and public speaker recognized an authority on Guantanamo and the 'war on terror'.  https://www.andyworthungton.co.uk  

Andy Worthington is back to discuss what's happening down at Guantanamo Bay. This time there is a positive development. A judge has ruled that statements gathered from the so-called “Clean Team” interrogations of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri cannot be used against him. Scott gives some background on what the “Clean Team” interrogations were before the two discuss the specifics of al-Nashiri's situation. They also detail how he was tortured. Finally, Worthington explains the status of the men who remain at Guantanamo. Discussed on the show: “Trial Judge Destroys Guantánamo's Military Commissions, Rules That “Clean Team” Interrogations Cannot Undo the Effects of Torture” (Close Guantanamo) The Convenient Terrorist by John Kiriakou and Joseph Hickman Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Andy Worthington is back to discuss what's happening down at Guantanamo Bay. This time there is a positive development. A judge has ruled that statements gathered from the so-called “Clean Team” interrogations of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri cannot be used against him. Scott gives some background on what the “Clean Team” interrogations were before the two discuss the specifics of al-Nashiri's situation. They also detail how he was tortured. Finally, Worthington explains the status of the men who remain at Guantanamo. Discussed on the show: “Trial Judge Destroys Guantánamo's Military Commissions, Rules That “Clean Team” Interrogations Cannot Undo the Effects of Torture” (Close Guantanamo) The Convenient Terrorist by John Kiriakou and Joseph Hickman Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

Andy Worthington, a journalist known for his work chronicling the inhumane and unjust detention of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military prison, returns to the "Unauthorized Disclosure" podcast. He's also involved in the Close Guantanamo campaign, which supports monthly vigils demanding the release of prisoners approved for release and that the United States detention camps be shut down. *For early access to full episodes and exclusive content, subscribe at TheDissenter.org

SideVayse: SVYS002 | Darkness, Darkness - Show notes In this SideVayse Buckley conjures up a live atmospheric soundscape to Hine's meditation on Darkness. So, find a quiet room, turn off the lights, put on your headphones and hitch a ride with Vayse to the heart of Darkness. Recorded 20 February 2023. For the gearheads amongst us, Buckley's setup for this recording was a Soma Lyra-8 running through Red Panda Particle and OTO Bam pedals. If you have a Spotify account and 80 minutes to get a bit intense and melancholy in a fairly adolescent way, a link to Hine's writing playlist for this episode is here: Darkness, Darkness (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1z7nvDZRqnxR028LHjNBKu?si=09c02cce8dcd4cae). Various Monster Munch Adverts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mteRdvNVhOs) - terrifying Where Your Eyes Don't Go (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_u6AhcGYo) by They Might Be Giants A short article about Nathaniel Kleitman's cave experiments (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259546938_Where_Have_All_Our_Naps_Gone_Or_Nathaniel_Kleitman_the_Consolidation_of_Sleep_and_the_Historiography_of_Emergence) Michel Siffre Wikipedia Page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Siffre) - the man really threw himself into those cave experiments Article by Andy Worthington on the 2008 BBC Bunker Experiment (https://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/01/27/bbc-torture-experiment-replicates-guantanamo-and-secret-prisons-how-to-lose-your-mind-in-48-hours/) Darkness Can Do All Kinds of Things to Your Body and Brain (https://elemental.medium.com/darkness-can-do-all-kinds-of-things-to-your-body-and-brain-beb3d0da2fb4) - Article by Maya Kroth Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 9 (Part 2) (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31421699531&searchurl=ds%3D20%26kn%3DCollected%2BWorks%2Bof%2BC.G.%2BJung%252C%2BVolume%2B9%2B%2528Part%2B2%2529%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title2) by C.G. Jung

Guantanamo Voices: To discuss the 21st anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay, and the lives of the people still incarcerated there, Alex Fitch talks to writer Sarah Mirk about her graphic novel anthology Guantanamo Voices, which tells the tale of ten people associated with the prison, and to journalist Andy Worthington about his continuing […]

Andy Worthington from Open Doors concludes our look at the beatitudes, whilst sharing the work of Open Doors and enlightening us with stories from the persecuted church. The post Sunday 12.02.23 – Blessed are those who are persecuted appeared first on Oasis Community Church.

Andy Worthington returns to talk about the 35 men who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as we pass the 21st anniversary of the prison. Of those 35 men, 20 have already been cleared for release, yet they remain in custody with no release date. Scott and Worthington talk about the shameful history of the prison, consider all the reasons it's stayed open so long and discuss what must happen for this disgraceful chapter of America's history to finally be brought to an end. Discussed on the show: “You Have No Rights” (The Intercept) “Convicted Guantánamo Prisoner Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul Seeks An End to His 14 Years of Solitary Confinement” (AndyWorthington.co.uk) Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Download Episode. Andy Worthington returns to talk about the 35 men who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay as we pass the 21st anniversary of the prison. Of those 35 men, 20 have already been cleared for release, yet they remain in custody with no release date. Scott and Worthington talk about the shameful history of the prison, consider all the reasons it's stayed open so long and discuss what must happen for this disgraceful chapter of America's history to finally be brought to an end. Discussed on the show: “You Have No Rights” (The Intercept) “Convicted Guantánamo Prisoner Ali Hamza Al-Bahlul Seeks An End to His 14 Years of Solitary Confinement” (AndyWorthington.co.uk) Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott. Get Scott's interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY

On this edition of Parallax Views, Jordanian filmmaker Darin J. Sallam joins Parallax Views to discuss her feature-length debut film Farha. Written and directed by Sallam, Farha tells the coming-of-age story of a brave, curious young woman (played by Karam Taher in a tour-de-force acting debut) living in 1948 Palestine who dreams of going to the city, receiving an education, and becoming a teacher. Farha's life is irrevocably altered, however, when Israeli military invade her Palestinian village in a series of violent events that have become known in the Arab world as the Nakba or "The Catastrophe". Farha is a deeply moving story of survival that attempts to shed light on a story Palestinian Arabs have passed down through the generations and may well mark the first feature-length film that isn't a documentary to feature the Nakba as a key element of its story. In this conversation Darin and I discuss a number of topics including: - Her experiences directing the film - Working with the cast, which included such well-known actors of the Arab world as Ali Sulliman of the TV series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and Ashraf Barhom (The Kingdom, Paradise Now); the casting of the lead character - The meaning of the title Farha and how it refers to not only the main character but the Arabic word for "Joy" - The development of the movie, the difficulty getting funding, and depicting the events of the Nakba in a thoughtful manner - The emotions that came out during the filming of the production especially amongst the Gazan refugees who served as extras in the film - The motif of water in the movie - The accusations of antisemitism that have been made against Farha - Whether or not the story of Farha ends on a hopeful note - The approach taken to depicting the Nakba in Farha; why Darin chose not to show gory violence - Farha as a universal, humane story which can speak to many different people - The passing down of the story of the Nakba throughout the generations and putting that story to film - Does Darin see a bit of Farha in herself? - The positive reactions to the film thus far - Telling the truth - Farha as not just a story about the Nakba but a story about love, community, loss, trauma, and memory - Liberation and loss; the open wound of the Nakba - Being thrust into traumatic events without a choice; surviving the trauma and living because one must do so - Farha being submitted to the Academy Award - And much, much more! In the second segment of the show, journalsit Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison, joins us to discuss the unsettling history of military torture and detainment at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Guantanamo Bay has been in the news, at least within the alternative media sphere again, after former Gitmo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi claimed in an interview with Mike Prysner of The Empire Files and Eyes Left Podcast that he was tortured by U.S. 2024 Presidential hopeful Governor Ron DeSantis at the infamous military prison. This conversation is a bit interesting as when it was recorded Andy was skeptical that the timelines surrounding DeSantis' time at Guantanmo Bay lined up with Mansoor's testimony (although this is not to say that he thinks Mansoor was lying, but rather that the story needed more clarification). However, about five days after our initial conversation, Andy and I spoke again. At that point Andy had spoken with Mansoor in order to clarify the issues. This clarification appears to add more weight to Mansoor's claim and means that the DeSantis/Gitmo story merits serious investigation.  Among the topics discussed in this conversation: - The origins of Guantanamo Bay (alternatively known as GTMO or Gitmo) and the types of torture that went on there - A prison designed by the George W. Bush administration in the early days of the War on Terror to detainee terrorism suspects without much interference/oversight from courts with regards to what would go on there - Human rights abuses at Guantanamo Bay - How was the veil of secrecy around what went on Guantanamo Bay pierced? - The "enhanced interrogation" euphemism - Guantanamo Bay in the Obama and Trump years -  Why has Guantanamo Bay not been shut down despite the controversy around it? - Obama's campaign promise to close the prison - The question of torture's effectiveness in dealing with terrorism - Former detainee Mansoor Adayfi's claims that Ron DeSantis, as a JAG officer, was involved in torture at Guantanamo Bay - The Guantanamo Bay hunger strikes of 2005 (and 2006) - Waterboarding - And much, much more

On today's show Andy Worthington discusses the latest in the campaign to close Guantánamo and recent developments with Julian Assange. GUEST OVERVIEW: Andy Worthington is an investigative journalist, author, campaigner, commentator and public speaker. He is recognized as an authority on Guantánamo and the “war on terror”. He is Co-founder of Close Guantánamo.

Listen to our guest speaker Andy Worthington from Open Doors UK who spoke from 1 Peter 1:3-9 Head to our dedicated sermon series page to go deeper: www.ccsurbiton.org/sermons

Description: TEACHING SERIES: Old Fashioned Postures For A Brave New World TITLE: Keep Watch! BY: Andy Worthington DATE: Sunday 4 September 2022 BIBLE PASSAGES: 1 Timothy (Chapter 6, verse 20-21) EXCERPT: The graphic novel Watchmen has spawned several movies and inspired millions. It is about a dubious bunch of vigilante superheroes, and the central premise is ‘who watches the watchmen?' In a world of brokenness, what does it mean to keep watch over your life and over the calling that God has on your life. Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is still true of us online. We are on a journey together to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Riverside is a church made up of people from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences all with one thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life. Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ Useful Links: OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

Cognitive Dissonance with Misty Winston takes a deep dive look at some of our most pressing issues. Go behind the propaganda and find the truth. Misty Winston is an activist and host whose work has been focused on press freedom, free speech, and anti-imperialism.

Scott is joined by Andy Worthington, author of Guantanamo Files to discuss the status of the prison two decades after it opened. Worthington explains who remains detained at the prison, where detainees stand regarding trials and the developments that have happened under Biden so far. Scott and Worthington also discuss the shameful history of the illegal prison. Discussed on the show: Art from Guantanamo Bay Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (IMDb) Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo by Mansoor Adayfi “The Guantánamo “Suicides”” (Harpers) Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

Scott is joined by Andy Worthington, author of Guantanamo Files to discuss the status of the prison two decades after it opened. Worthington explains who remains detained at the prison, where detainees stand regarding trials and the developments that have happened under Biden so far. Scott and Worthington also discuss the shameful history of the illegal prison. Discussed on the show: Art from Guantanamo Bay Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist (IMDb) Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo by Mansoor Adayfi “The Guantánamo “Suicides”” (Harpers) Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State and Why The Vietnam War?, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; EasyShip; Free Range Feeder; Thc Hemp Spot; Green Mill Supercritical; Bug-A-Salt and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

The prosecution of Julian Assange marks the first time a publisher of truthful information has been indicted under the Espionage Act. In the first of a series of episodes exploring what WikiLeaks exposed and the lengths the US government went to silence them, Primary Sources looks at WikiLeaks' role in exposing human rights abuses at the notorious US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Nearly ⅓ of the charges against WikiLeaks publisher Assange pertain to Guantanamo Bay Detainee Assessment files released by WikiLeaks. Yet these files remain under discussed by the media.To help understand what they are and why they matter, host Chip Gibbons is joined by Andy Worthington, a leading expert on Guantanamo Bay who worked with Wikileaks on the release of the Guantanamo Files, and Clive Stafford Smith, a pioneering human rights attorney who, in the aftermath of 9/11, was one of the first lawyers willing to represent detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Both men testified on behalf of Assange at his extradition hearing.Support the show (https://rightsanddissent.salsalabs.org/donate0)

TEACHING SERIES: The God Who… TITLE: Session 5: The God Who… Changes Everything BY: Andy Worthington DATE: 5 Sep 2021 EXCERPT: It is only when we see how good God is, can we get the right perspective on our lives. A summer series to reflect and be inspired for the journey ahead. Full Bible study resources related to this talk are available via our church blog (link below). Welcome: What's true of Riverside Church when we meet together in-person is still true of us online. We are on a journey together to help people get to know Jesus and grow as his followers across Birmingham and beyond. Riverside is a church made up of people from a diversity of backgrounds and experiences all with one thing in common; our discovery of God and His amazing love. We hope you will feel at home among us and that you will find our weekly services, events and groups welcoming and relevant to your life. Whoever you are, whatever you believe, you're so welcome in this community. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit our website: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ Useful Links: OUR WEBSITE: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ READ ONLINE (Church Blog) - https://www.riverside-church.org.uk/blog WATCH ONLINE (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/RiversideChurchBirmingham

This is the talk from our morning service on 6th June 2021. the passage was John 3 vs. 1-16 and Andy Worthington spoke with the title 'Encounters with Jesus'.

Scott interviews Andy Worthington about Guantanamo Bay, America's secret black site prison, where 40 men are still being held, some of them without ever having been charged with a crime. President Obama famously campaigned on closing Guantanamo, but ultimately was unable (or unwilling) to do so. President Trump, too, allowed the atrocious human rights abuses to continue throughout his administration. Worthington is optimistic about the possibility of change, but if the American people continue to turn a blind eye to this issue, things may simply carry on indefinitely. Discussed on the show: "The Obama GITMO myth" (Salon) "The Guantanamo Files" (WikiLeaks) "State Department Cables" (WikiLeaks) "Baghdad War Diary" (WikiLeaks) "Kabul War Diary" (WikiLeaks) Boumediene v. Bush Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of "Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo." Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms_2RIPozqg

Scott interviews Andy Worthington about Guantanamo Bay, America's secret black site prison, where 40 men are still being held, some of them without ever having been charged with a crime. President Obama famously campaigned on closing Guantanamo, but ultimately was unable (or unwilling) to do so. President Trump, too, allowed the atrocious human rights abuses to continue throughout his administration. Worthington is optimistic about the possibility of change, but if the American people continue to turn a blind eye to this issue, things may simply carry on indefinitely. Discussed on the show: "The Obama GITMO myth" (Salon) "The Guantanamo Files" (WikiLeaks) "State Department Cables" (WikiLeaks) "Baghdad War Diary" (WikiLeaks) "Kabul War Diary" (WikiLeaks) Boumediene v. Bush Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of "Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo." Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

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Will Biden close Guantanamo - Andy Worthington by Radio Islam

Scott interviews Andy Worthington about his testimony in Julian Assange’s extradition hearing. Worthington reminds us how important the revelations in Chelsea Manning’s Guantanamo Files leak were, stressing just how much harm has been done to the dozens of men held, and often tortured, there—including the 40 who are still detained today. Assange, says Worthington, is not a hacker or a hostile intelligence actor; he is simply a heroic journalist working to expose government crimes to the people. Discussed on the show: “Rasul v. Bush” (Oyez) “The Guantanamo Files” (WikiLeaks) Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Scott interviews the great Patrick Cockburn about his written testimony in Julian Assange’s extradition hearing. Cockburn argued, as have many other witnesses for the defense, that Assange’s activities with WikiLeaks amount to the very best kind of journalism: the exposure of government misdeeds to the people. Far more journalists, in fact, should be doing what Assange does. Cockburn also reminds us that the information Chelsea Manning leaked and Assange published was not even all that secret. It was on a server that millions of soldiers and government employees had access to, a far cry from the top secret exposure of informants that the U.S. government would have you believe. The prosecution has even had to admit on record that the leak of this information has not resulted in the endangerment of a single informant. Discussed on the show: “Patrick Cockburn and Andy Worthington’s Testimony in Assange Extradition Hearings” (Antiwar.com Blog) Collateral Murder “Iraq War Diary” (WikiLeaks) “State Department Cables” (WikiLeaks) “The Guantanamo Files” (WikiLeaks) “Afghanistan War Diary” (WikiLeaks) Patrick Cockburn is the Middle East correspondent for The Independent and the author of The Age of Jihad and Chaos & Caliphate. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

Title: The World We All Want By: Andy Worthington Bible Reading: Book of Acts (Chapter 4, verse 42-47) Recorded: Sunday 08/03/2020 at our Moseley Kings Heath Gathering. Description: Part of our teaching series called '#AGAIN' looking at the early chapters in the book of Acts in the Bible. Our hope and prayer as we explore these studies together is that God would begin to awaken us to what he is doing and will do again. Maybe, just maybe, we might dare to see extraordinary things happen among us! The World We All Want: Video - https://vimeo.com/384231047/7b2746b4b3 Everywhere we look, people want to change the world. From climate change to poverty, from political reform to issues of security, everyone wants a better world. What about you? What kind of world do you long for? When you dream about the kind of world that could be, what is it like? How do people relate? What happens? What doesn’t happen? In the ancient world, life was very hard. With no welfare state or NHS it was up to you, and those around you, to survive and get by. We can easily forget just how precarious life was. One bad illness or poor harvest was not just inconvenient, it could mean total disaster. And so, when this strange group of people started living in a radically different way – sharing their possessions, caring for outcasts, healing the sick - people began to really take notice. It was almost as if they were creating a different world. To find out more about Riverside Church please visit: https://riverside-church.org.uk/ Note: While this talk is based on the above listed sections of the Bible, the actual bible readings used during our services may sometimes change.

January 11 was the 18th anniversary of the opening of Guantanamo Bay military prison. It was opened by President George W. Bush's administration to hold detainees indefinitely in the "war on terrorism." President Barack Obama pledged to close Guantanamo, but he failed, and when President Donald Trump was elected, there were still 41 prisoners at Guantanamo and Trump could whatever he wanted with the detention facility. For this week's show, Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola welcome Andy Worthington, who is an investigative journalist, author, campaigner, and activist. He is the co-founder of Close Guantanamo, and his work can be found at Each anniversary Andy makes a trip from the United Kingdom to the United States to participate in actions and speaking events aimed at shutting down Guantanamo. He's done this for 10 years and recounts his 2020 trip, describing what makes this political moment so bleak for prisoners still confined at Guantanamo. Andy highlights what has defined Trump's policy around Guantanamo, and he also comments on from CIA torture architect Dr. James Mitchell during a Guantanamo hearing this past week. Later in the show, Andy expresses his solidarity with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who published the "Gitmo Files," which Andy incorporated into his work telling the stories of the 774 prisoners brought to Guantanamo.

Andy Worthington and Kristina Borjesson make return visits to the Project Censored to update listeners on their work. Andy Worthington, a long-time campaigner for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, shares what he's learned about conditions for the men still locked up there. In the second half of the program, journalist Kristina Borjesson summarizes the turns her career took when her investigative work went beyond what her corporate media employers wanted. She also explains her new project, a podcast by and for whistleblowers.    Notes: Journalist Andy Worthington has devoted much of this time to exposing the illegal nature of Guantanamo Bay. He is the author of The Guantanamo Files, and producer of Outside the Law.  Kristina Borjesson is an award-winning TV producer, writer and editor; she has covered stories from the destruction of TWA Flight 800 to  the September 11 attacks, and many others.Her books include Into the Buzzsaw  and Feet to the Fire.    Links to the guests' web sites: www.andyworthington.co.uk    www.thewhistleblowernewsroom.podbean.com   www.flight800doc.com     Music-break information:1) "Lucifer" by the Alan Parsons Project2) "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon3) "Phoenix" by Wishbone Ash   the Project Censored Show:   Host: Mickey Huff  Producers: Anthony Fest & Dennis Murphy   Archives at  www.projectcensored.org/category/radio

Andy Worthington and Kristina Borjesson make return visits to the Project Censored Show to update listeners on their work. Journalist and activist Andy Worthington, a long-time campaigner for the closure…

Scott talks to Andy Worthington about Guantanamo Bay, where dozens of prisoners are still detained without charges under suspicion of involvement in terrorism. Worthington reminds us that President Obama campaigned on closing the prison, but quickly gave up after resistance from republicans. Trump, meanwhile, has kept his campaign promise not to release any more prisoners. Worthington fears that the plight of these men being detained with no hope of justice is simply not a cause most Americans care about. He continues to do what he can to keep the issue in the public consciousness. Discussed on the show: The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of 774 Detainees in America’s Illegal Prison Outside the Law: Stories From Guantanamo “The Guantánamo “Suicides”” (Harper’s Magazine) “The Report (2019)” (IMDb) Andy Worthington is the author of Guantanamo Files and the director of “Outside the Law: Stories from Guantanamo.” Read his work at the Future of Freedom Foundation and AndyWorthington.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @GuantanamoAndy. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: NoDev NoOps NoIT, by Hussein Badakhchani; The War State, by Mike Swanson; WallStreetWindow.com; Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Listen and Think Audio; TheBumperSticker.com; and LibertyStickers.com. Donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal, or Bitcoin: 1Ct2FmcGrAGX56RnDtN9HncYghXfvF2GAh.

‘What Are You Living For?’ by Andy Worthington Part of our teaching series called 'Living Life Well' on the practice of studying the bible. Recorded on 24/03/2019 at our Moseley gathering.

  Valentines special featuring disruptive delights from:   – A chat with Glasgow Autonomous Bookfair being hosted at Glasgow Autonomous Space (00:01:55 – 00:10:00) – ACAB Andy reflecting on the Stansted 15 sentences and giving the lowdown on newly enacted terrorism legislation (00:12:30 – 00:24:20) – Words from Nikita Woolfe and Andy Worthington on their documentary Concrete Soldiers about resistance to estate ‘regeneration' and the new Inspire2Resist handbook (00:27:30 – 00:46:00) – Announcements and some words about the Valentines Day Massacre from Professor G (00:48:25 – 00:56:00) – Discussing the geopolitics of Rojava and leadership within the Kurdish struggle with a comrade participating in the annual ‘Long March‘ in solidarity with Abdullah Ocalan (00:56:20 – 01:25:00) – Tunes courtesy of our comrade in the US Lil Guillotine – Playing out with Part 2 of 3 of DJ Salamander's Afrivision set featuring tracks from across the African continent (01:25:15 – 02:19:20)   Download the full show below, or you can download just the chat show and/or dj set separately here: Show: https://is.gd/di_228_show DJ Set: https://is.gd/di_228_afrivision2019pt2

Nine years since an earthquake devastates Haiti reconstruction continues as activists in New York say the Clinton's are to blame, the 17th anniversary of America's torture prison at Guantanamo Bay and should workers protest the Trump shutdown with a general strike. Second half of the news program open phones free for all with listeners on the news.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by former CIA analyst John Kiriakou. More than 20 U.S. intelligence, diplomatic and military veterans have signed a statement calling on President Obama to present the proof of allegations that Russia was responsible for hacking during the election. As Obama gets ready to leave office, his pledge to close the torture center at Guantanamo went unfulfilled, even though he says he wishes he could have closed the facility. What will happen to Guantanamo under the incoming Trump administration? Brian is joined by journalist and activist Andy Worthington of closeguantanamo.org.On the eve of Donald Trump becoming president, Cuba and the U.S. have been scrambling to sign a series of accords that would make it more difficult for him to roll back moves toward normalizing relations. Helen Yaffe, Economic History Fellow at the London School of Economics, joins the show.

Kevin Gosztola interviews Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein about what her campaign managed to accomplish with the campaign. She describes several initiatives she intends to be a part of pushing in the months ahead. She also talks about Donald Trump's victory and the denial of Democrats, who seem to blame everyone but themselves for Hillary Clinton's loss.  Following that interview, Gosztola interviews journalist Andy Worthington, who is one of the co-founders of the "Close Guantanamo" campaign. He regularly covers Guantanamo, and we discuss the future of Guantanamo now that Trump is the president-elect. He also is a musician, who wrote a song about closing Guantanamo. We play part of it on the show. And, finally, Worthington is from the United Kingdom so we discuss the rise of far-right forces in both the United States and the UK.  Rania Khalek is in Lebanon. She will return to the show next week. 

During the week when President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address, we went OUTSIDE the White House, where the cry was SHUT IT DOWN, meaning shut down the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay Prison, site of indefinite detention and torture. Also, authors and artists of a new book, WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN!: Twenty First Century Movements and the Activists that are transforming our World visit the nation's capital. Headlines include "Side-Eye on Election 2016" with Jamila Bey and Amy Alexander, events in the second "Reclaim MLK" weekend in DC, new dates for services for Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, the $50 Billion Empowerment Tour at Howard University and the Maryland General Assembly opens with calls to reforms the so-called Police Officer's Bill of rights, which has granted impunity to officers in that state accused of brutality and killings. VOICES: Gov. Nikki Haley, Greg Jobin-Leeds, Jorge Diaz, Deymirie Hernandez of the art collective, Jonathan Stith, Andy Worthington and other voices from Witness against torture. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/OTG-JAN14-2016.mp3

Andy Worthington, known for his work campaigning and writing about Guantanamo Bay, is also a musician. He has a band called "The Four Fathers," which produced a major song that was used in the U.K. to campaign for the release of Shaker Aamer, "Song for Shaker Aamer." His band recently released an album, "Love and War," with eight songs. As part of Shadowproof's "Protest Music Project," Andy spends 40-plus minutes talking about his music, what inspired him to write songs about austerity, Shaker Aamer, CIA torture architects, etc, and what kind of protest music has influenced him. Clips of Andy's music play throughout the interview, and at the end of the interview, Andy discusses one of his favorite protest songs of all time.   

Is London in a housing crisis? How bad has it got and what can be done about it? N Quentin Woolf talks to Oxford University's Professor Danny Dorling, author of books such as Inequality And The 1%; Alex Hilton, director of campaign group Generation Rent; and David Orr, chief executive of the National Housing Federation. Featured image by Andy Worthington. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

United States of prisons... 1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars, New Study Says http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/28cnd-prison.html Law and order stems from people's respect for each other, not "laws" and jails Government demonstrates unlawful and disorderly conduct on a daily basis Invalid "public land" creates political conniving and "special interests" that exist at others' expense Complete liberty would enable vast opportunities for work (and pleasure) and wealth-creation Without property rights, no other rights are possible (hat tip to A.R.) Government imposes "services" that you can't refuse without being accosted CRISIS AND LEVIATHAN: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government by Robert Higgs http://www.independent.org/store/book_detail.asp?bookID=15 People in government are "good" at creating crises and fear in the populace, and more government, and still more oppression The governmental response to 9/11 wreaked further death and destruction overseas, and imprisonment of some in Guantanamo Bay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp Inside the Wire: A Military Intelligence Soldier's Eyewitness Account of Life at Guantanamo by Erik Saar and Viveca Novak http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594200661/ Governmental "officials" have denied the necessity of habeas corpus and due process Gitmo prisoners have been used as a political weapon in the "War on Terror" Guantánamo Detainee Ruled Not Mentally Fit To Testify About Psychological Torture http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/guant_aacute_namo_detainee Who Are the Gitmo Prisoners Released With Sami al-Haj? by Andy Worthington http://www.alternet.org/rights/84907/ Even though governmental courts don't provide justice, alleged "enemy combatants" suffer even more injustice (usually without public awareness) No End in Sight for the 'Enemy Combatants' of Guantánamo by Andy Worthington http://www.lewrockwell.com/worthington/worthington9.html Judge: Gitmo legal documents must be public http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31050764/ A Child At Guantánamo: The Unending Torment of Mohamed Jawad by Andy Worthington http://www.fff.org/comment/com0906a.asp REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION AS A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR Hospital Corpsman Daniel J. Lakemacher Petty Officer Second Class http://coapplication.blogspot.com/ Day 9 - Reflections on GTMO http://www.warisimmoral.com/2009/05/day-9-reflections-on-gtmo.html To reject "God" and "Government" and the irrational/immoral actions of their adherents is a heroic achievement Truth is determined by a rational faculty looking at reality in a logical fashion Governmental rights-violations--law of the jungle Most people's critical faculties whither under institutions supporting the tribal premise (churches and states) Peer pressure and emotional turmoil take their devastating toll on people's independence Every child is subjected to horrific authoritarian/obedience memes in our culture Parents need to understand that they are naturally authoritative--and that being authoritarian is acting from insecurity Thuggish actions don't encourage responsibility, reasoning ability, self-esteem, independence, or happiness If you want your child to flourish, live a great life, and to respect you (and demand respect from others), then respect his or her mind, will, and belief in self Encourage kids to think rationally, to challenge authority, and question any destructive and contradictory belief--this will enable a voluntaryist future About War by John Cory (no longer posted on Truthout.org) http://www.john-cory.com/warandpolitics.html War is self-created hell; it starts with self-conflict and extends to conflict with others, exacerbated and perpetuated by the sick institution of government Government relies on propaganda to further itself and promote fear and lies and obedience--in the name of sacrificing individuals Foreign invasion would just change our masters; the slaves remain enslaved so long as there are governments Without government, no masters (either foreign or domestic) have any power The free market will have no problem ensuring people's security and prosperity Super Sherpa repeats Everest feat (19 times for Apa!) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8061443.stm http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10231450 New record for fastest climb of Mt Everest http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/691263.cms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemba_Dorjie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Everest#Various_records bumper music "Time To Go Home" from Yell Fire! album by Michael Franti & Spearhead http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeuLsNV4CA to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697