Sabin Willett, attorney for the firm representing the Uighur prisoners, presents the new, kinder reality for these innocent men without overwrought recriminations for the deplorable way our government--in our name--kept these men shackled despite universal acknowledgment of their innocence, for more than seven years. The very simplicity of their first taste of kindness and freedom on a tiny island shames our own fear of these men who did nothing to harm us. What have we become?

The fact that 17 INNOCENT Uighur men were detained for 7 years even though it was known they were not terrorists, and the fact that the so-called mainstream media allowed right-wing talking points ("They're dangerous! They trained with Al Qaeda!!!") to be presented without anyone from the other side is deplorable. These men deserve a new start. They wanted freedom from Chinese government repression, but they never harmed anyone, and it's lazy journalism to say they were "the worst ... More »