That’s what Guantanamo became. It turned common criminals and innocent people into terrorists. Even the former commanding officer at Gitmo believed that militant leaders were calling the shots among the detainees. Pakistan intelligence, after interviewing 35 detainees released from Gitmo concluded that they had "extreme feelings of resentment and hatred against USA." Our own DOD officials agreed that Gitmo was a training school for terrorists. Part of the problem was our continued underestimation of the enemy.
Requests for comment from senior Defense Department officials went unanswered. The Pentagon official in charge of detainee affairs, Sandra Hodgkinson, declined interview requests even after she was given a list of questions.
Read more of Tom Lasseter’s Tuesday article.
3 comments:
When I first arrived in the US, one of the most repugnant situations I was forced to endure was the lack of dignity afforded to people like myself who were applying for residency. From the disdainful label of 'alien' to the humiliating subjection to unnecessary medical techniques performed by inexpert doctors, the frequent requirement to travel hundreds of miles with little notice, often for no reason other than a set of fingerprints that could more easily have been taken at the local police office, all this compounded by immigration officials whose attitudes can only be accurately described as at times bordering on fascist.
After two years of such intermittent treatment the only feeling I had left for this country was contempt. Since that time, I've had the opportunity to obtain a more balanced view of the nation I now call home, but I doubt I'll ever be able to overcome the distaste I feel for the attitudes of many so-called officials, sufficient to ever consider swearing allegiance and obtaining citizenship. The very idea is still anathema to me.
I feel great sympathy for those caught up in the cold, unfeeling, militarism of Guantanamo. The very worst of American bullies abound in such establishments. Had I spent time there I would probably have joined the Taliban on my release, just for an opportunity to get my own back.
There are many good Americans who have no comprehension of the cruelty and indignity being daily inflicted on innocent people by their fellows in positions of 'authority', throughout many official US establishments. Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo are examples of the very worst kind. The treatment meted out to inmates shocked the American people, because they came to light. The lesser indignities never get publicized. Guantanamo an American Madrassa? I'd be amazed were it not the case.
Always the water carrier. I am now laughing. What a joke. So quick to do the work of the enemy. The reality is that those at any of our prisons are in general treated far better than in most prisons in this world. The fact that a few idiots did bad things like putting panties on heads should not allow tools like you to paint with such a broad brush. When it comes down to it I do realize this is about power at ANY cost.
Seems the lessons of 911 are forgotten less than 7 years later.
--Jim
Well, at least we agree on one thing. We find the writings of the other laughable.
We disagree on politics and our view of the world, but, most importantly, we differ on our willingness to stand up and be counted. My name and location are not hidden; you can see them in my profile. Whereas I'm not sure who you are? Are you the Jim from Ohio, from Akron, Ohio, who uses RoadRunner as his ISP? Are you really Jim?
You should grow up and stop hiding.
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