Free the Captives: Witness Against Illegal Detention and Torture

In a transcript of the last video released by the Swords of Righteousness Brigade, Tom Fox speaks the following words:

I'd like to offer my pleas to the people of America, not to the government of America--a plea for my release from captivity and also a plea for a release from captivity of all the people of Iraq. We are all suffering from the same fate, and that is the occupation of the American troops and the British troops which have brought me to this condition and has brought the Iraqi people to the condition they are in. So I would ask the people of America to do what they can to free us all from this captivity.

A group known as Witness Against Torture has carried these concerns in a dynamic way: As we await word about the fate of our friends in Bagdhad, twenty-five Christians take a stand at Guantanamo Bay prison to visit with prisoners and pray for the release of Tom Fox, Norman Kember, Harmeet Sooden, and James Loney.

In June of this year, President Bush said to those concerned with the conditions in Guantanamo, "You're welcome to go down yourself... and take a look at the conditions." Now these US Christians are calling his bluff. They are asking people to call on President Bush to grant permission for them to visit the prisoners.

The full article is available here.

Please continue to pray, vigil, and take action on behalf of Tom and the other captives. We will continue to monitor the reports and post updates at least once a day.

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me." Then the righteous will answer him, saying, "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?" And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."

Matthew 25:35-40