Lawmakers: Guantanamo Conditions Improve

[Contrary1]

Lights, camera...action!

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -

"During a tour of the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists on Saturday, House Republicans and Democrats, including one who has advocated closing the facility, said the United States has made progress in improving conditions and protecting detainees' rights.

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After getting a classified briefing from base commanders, the House delegation ate lunch with troops — the same meal of chicken with orange sauce, rice and okra that detainees were served. They then toured several of the barbed-wire camps where detainees are housed, viewing small cells, dusty recreation yards and common areas.

From behind one-way mirrors, lawmakers watched interrogators grilling three individual terror suspects. None of the interrogators touched detainees. In one session, they questioned a man who defense officials said was a Saudi national and admitted al-Qaida member who was picked up in Afghanistan and knew nine of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers. In another, a female interrogator took an unusual approach to wear down a detainee, reading a Harry Potter book aloud for hours. He turned his back and put his hands over his ears.

At a communal camp for those given privileges because of good behavior, bearded detainees in white frocks, flip-flops and skull caps quietly lingered near lawmakers, although from behind fences. Later, the detainees played soccer..."

Anybody buying this? If so, I have this nice bridge...

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[knowbody0]

1. enough with the chicken and orange sauce

utter nonsense...a big FU to the UN means they are guilty of denying these prisoners their rights as human beings, and of torture.

[snowbear]

2. And don't forget the rice pilaf !!

:bounce:

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3. They cleaned up before company came over.

So do I.

This charade proves nothing, and should fool no one.

There's a reason they won't let the Red Cross in.

[johnnypneumatic]

4. omg okra!

okra: that truely is an inhumane torture, yuck!