Sessions: Gitmo detainees lucky they have "tropical breezes"

Enrique

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Thu May-14-09 02:18 PM
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Sessions: Gitmo detainees lucky they have "tropical breezes"

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/14/tropical-breezes/#comments

Yesterday, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) defended the detention of prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military facility, calling it a �logical site.� �They wouldn�t be treated any better in the United States, and they wouldn�t have the tropical breezes blowing through,� said Sessions. Conservatives have consistently tried to claim that the institution is a wonderful place to stay, even though former detainee Mustafa Ait Idir has said of his experience there: �For almost seven years, I was at the end of the world, at the worst place in the world. � It would have been hard even if I had done something wrong (but) it is much harder if one is totally innocent.�

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Fresh_Start

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Thu May-14-09 02:19 PM
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1. GItmo, the Club Med of detention centers

are they going to tell us about the great food, drinks and recreational activities next?

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imdjh

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Thu May-14-09 02:22 PM
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3. They do have tiki bars and pontoon boats and pools and stuff. Seriously.

Edited on Thu May-14-09 02:22 PM by imdjh

Probably not for prisoners though. Just guessing.

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Fresh_Start

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Thu May-14-09 02:24 PM
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4. probably not

of course, if the Muslim is pure and doesn't drink alcohol, maybe being forced to drink a tropical drink with an umbrella would be devastating to their mental equilibrium

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Enrique

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Thu May-14-09 02:29 PM
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7. they name the interrogations after tropical drinks

lightens the mood a little for the guests.

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mikelgb

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Thu May-14-09 02:29 PM
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6. Oh you missed that? VIDEO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1N_dqGzLGY

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imdjh

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Thu May-14-09 02:21 PM
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2. My dad thought it was a nice place. Of course, he wasn't staying in a jail cell.

Seriously, he would go there on business and come back telling of it being practically resortlike.

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stopbush

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Thu May-14-09 02:25 PM
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5. They said the same thing about Devil's Island...

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gratuitous

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Thu May-14-09 02:30 PM
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8. So as you pass your 11th hour in a stress position

Blood running down your arms from your wrists shackled over your head, remember prisoner, there's a nice tropical breeze blowing, assisted by the idiot wind emanating from the Senator from Alabama. Hum a few bars of "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes," and everything will be as right as rain!

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