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Why they are fasting: Matt Daloisio, New York City

Sun, 01/11/2009 - 12:43am

Matt Daloisio has led anti-Guantanamo activities since 2002 with Witness Against Torture. “My fast, as an act of cleansing, represents the need for the United States to rid itself and atone for the crimes of torture and indefinite detention. It is an expression of hope that Obama will heed his own words, close Guantanamo, and restore the rule of law.