He was a taxi driver in a small village in Afghanistan his name was Dilawar “All men are created equal….” He had a wife and a child Dilawar “They are endowed by their Creator….” One day he was stopped by an Afghan warlord Turned over to the US military Terrified He never had a hearing Terrified Evidence was never presented against him Terrified Dilawar “With certain unalienable rights….” He was brought to the United States Military prison at Bagram Terrified He was placed in isolation Terrified He was deprived of sleep Terrified After a short while it was obvious to his interrogators That he had no information to give Terrified Dilawar “That among these are Life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness…” His US government guards hung him by his wrists in isolation Brutalized He screamed Terrified They kicked him Brutalized He called out to God Terrified No one stopped them Brutalized Over and over they kicked his legs Brutalized Until his body was pulverized Brutalized Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” He was deprived of sleep Brutalized He was hallucinating Brutalized They told him to shut up Brutalized He kept screaming Brutalized He was yanked from his cell Brutalized Shackled he was beaten Brutalized He was hung in isolation and kicked over and over Brutalized No one stopped them In the United States of America prison in Bagram Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” There were no Geneva Conventions to protect him Brutalized In the United States prison in Bagram Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” There was no UN Convention Against Torture To protect him Brutalized In the United States prison in Bagram Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” There was no Habeus Corpus To protect him Brutalized In the United States prison in Bagram Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” No one stopped them The orders were “take the gloves off” In the United States of America prison in Bagram Terrified He had nothing but his name Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” No one stopped them Terrified After while they kicked him Brutalized Just to hear him scream They said Terrified Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” The military coroner’s report No one stopped them Said the cause of his death was No one stopped them in the United States of America Prison in Bagram Homicide No one stopped them In the United States of America Dilawar “that to secure these rights, governments…” No one stopped them No one. Dilawar