From the beginning we have been hearing stories about how bad terrorists detained at Guantanomo Bay, Cuba have it. True, some detainees have been treated poorly. But on the whole, they don't have it so bad.
Rep. Duncan Hunter explains, "How do we treat these people? For Sunday they're going to be having orange-glazed chicken, fresh fruit, steamed peas and mushrooms, and rice pilaf."
Not so bad, huh?
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4 comments:
Yeah, maybe, but you don't know that for sure. After all, the camps haven't been open to journalistic scrutiny. Not only that, but some of the stories coming out of there are fairly disturbing. Not that I would ever call it a gulag or agree with Amnesty International on this one. However, we would never allow someone to be held in the US state or federal system for three years without a charge levied against him or her. Just some thoughts.
Teresa,
While we would never allow someone to held in America without charges filed, terrorists held in Gitmo are American citizens. Despite what the courts say, American Constitutional priviledges ought only to be given to American citizens. These guys held in Gitmo were captured in battle. Most likely they are terrorists who if let go could harm America and the world. If we don't have the evidence gathered yet to file charges, that's fine. Or if the evidence we have could endanger others if made public, then let's not release it and hold these folks so they can't do any harm.
I've got no problem with not having the evidence, if it be harmful, not published or made public - the comment about journalistic scrutiny was actually tongue-in-cheek (and, I accidentally hit enter before I was finished). And I'm not as concerned with allowing the American Constitution to be only extended to American citizens, but, I'm not so sure that some of the protections should not be extended beyond our limited borders, especially to persons we are holding in abeyance. Keep in mind that while some prisoners are harmful, we can't really do anything with them without a final trial anyway - at least if we want to keep our ideals squeaky clean. We decided that even the masterminds behind the Holocaust were entitled to a trial before a war crimes tribunal. Many, if not most or all, of these prisoners have not even spoken to a lawyer or a judge or been in a courtroom.
I don't admit defeat or anything like it, but you may have a point: http://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=3480381
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