First night in Cuba 'peaceful' for war detainees

CNN.COM ^ | 1/12/2002

[scannell]

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (CNN) --Twenty Afghan war detainees spent a "calm and peaceful" first night in a temporary detention center -- 6-by-8 chain-link cells on the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the head of security for the detention center said Saturday.

[scannell]

Where do I begin. What if the US military (or even the corner elementary school for that matter) provided Bibles or Prayer Rugs to Americans (not to mention American Christians)? Haven't heard any complaints from the ACLU, but what I have heard already today is that Amnesty International is upset that the 6X8 Private Cells are inadequate for the al Qeada terrorists.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Wonder who gets stuck with stir and burn for these pukes.

[la_liberte]

Anythings that is done for or to these animals will be better than they would have done for or to our soldiers if the shoe was on the other foot.

[Sunshine Sister]

Who gives a flyin' fish fart what is adaquate for the terrorists. They don't deserve what they are getting. I hope the infidel mosquitos eat them alive. What ever diseases they get from the bugs serves them right!

[redhead]

When did we start calling prisoners "detainees?" This makes me want to grind my teeth...grrrr....

[Howlin]

I'm already SICK of hearing about them; today MSNBC actually did a segment on what they ATE today.

[scannell]

I got a Good Idea, maybe we can leave the key's lose so they can try an escape, then we will have the excuse to give them the Mazar-i-Sharif treatment.

[ccmay]

po'k chops 'n' applesauce, three meals a day!

-ccm

[BOBTHENAILER]

They get three meals a day, preferably the following:

1. Breakfast: scrambled eggs and sausage

2. Lunch: Ham sandwiches

3. Dinner: Pork patties and rice

[Howlin]

Let Castro have them!

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Detainees vs. Prisoners

[JRandomFreeper]

I plead ignorance. What is "stir and burn"?

Ignorance can be corrected, stupid is forever.

/john

[contessa machiaveli]

why do i have this queasy feeling that there's gonna be lots of bitchin and whinin coming from certain quarters about the "detainees". i don't give a damn about their comfort. they're living better as inmates than they ever did in whatever hellholes they came from. three square meals, sanitary conditions, and very excellent medical care all courtesy of the american people.

[Howlin]

Absolutely! And we ARE going to hear it. For a LONG time!

[usconservative]

Carrico added that the prisoners will be given a copy of the Koran as part of their "comfort items."

Try giving 'em a Bible instead. That's the *real* word of God.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

The detainees were given buckets to use as waste collectors, like a chamber pot. They probably won't be given access to western style facilities. More than likely those buckets will be collected, emptied into a large drum and the waste will be destroyed, for health reasons, by the addition of fuel and a match. Stirring keeps the fire going and ensures that the solids get consumed.

[NeonKnight]

I think we should hand them over to Sherif Arpaio down in Arizona. These guys are staying in a 5 star hotel compared to his so called jails. They stay in tents and get 2 meals a day...cold...less than .20 cents a meal.

[Right_in_Virginia]

What, no lullaby?

[aomagrat]

What if the US military (or even the corner elementary school for that matter) provided Bibles or Prayer Rugs to Americans (not to mention American Christians)?

Bibles are free to sailors on US Navy ships. I picked up a Bible in the chapel on my last ship. We had a Marine chaplain, and he had a Bible with a camoflauge(sp?) cover.

[JRandomFreeper]

They should be able to find one detainee to use as a trusty. Just keep his testicles in a safe, and return them after he's finished.

Thank goodness our guys have gas masks.

Thanks for the information. I am somewhat less ignorant now.

/john