07.12.13
Old Fine Art from the War On Terror
Plate 6, Hoagies for Guantanamo. Seven years ago this summer, politicians and retired military men launched a public relations campaign to assert the US was not mistreating prisoners at Guantanamo. In one instance, the alleged good treatment included the serving of hoagies from Subway.
“Much of the international community views the Guantanamo Detention Center as a place of shame and routine violation of human rights. This view is not correct. However, there will be no possibility of correcting that view. There is now no possible political support for Guantanamo going forward” — US Army Gen. (Ret.)Barry McAffrey, republished from the FAS Secrecy blog.
Senator Dick Durbin (D – Ill), attesting to the professionalism of the US army men in handling one detainee. Big smile: “They handed him a Subway sandwich. He lit up and started talking.”
The US is still torturing prisoners at Guantanamo. It’s called force-feeding.
Old Fine Art from the War On Terror — the series.
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