Posted by 1musketeer on June 28, 2007, at 15:29:46
In reply to Guantanomo is for lovers » Sigismund, posted by zeugma on June 26, 2007, at 16:33:23
> That link has an amusing name.
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> A few more words about Col. Davis' article (it is always a significant event when Gov't officials write articles in a paper that is anathema to them, cf. Porter Goss, Michael Brown, etc.):
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> Col. Davis could almost be describing a vacation resort: "most of the detainees are housed in new buildings modeled after civilian prisons in Indiana and Michigan...Detainees receive three culturally appropriate meals a day...Detainees are offered at least two hours of outdoor recreation a day...", and there is an eloquent testimonial to the salubrious nature of this spa, I mean prison, by one of its former inmates, who was no doubt sad to leave: "Mr. Hicks even thanked service members, and as one Australian newspaper cloumnist noted, he appeared in court 'looking fat, healthy and tanned, and cracking jokes.'"
> Col. Davis almost has me ready to shell out big bucks to be put on a war crimes list, so I too can gain weight, tan, and crack jokes!
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> His article even has a sentimental title: "The Guantanomo I Know."
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> By the time you finish his article, you want to know Guantanomo, too.
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> -zwhere do we sign up? i haven't had a proper vacation for years.....pat
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