In this photo, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, a Guantanamo detainee runs inside an exercise area at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base April 27, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Michelle Shephard/PoolGitmo Detainees Serve Time By Playing Games, Talking To Family On Skype, Taking Classes -- FOX News
President Obama has not fulfilled his pledge to close the detainee prison at Guantanamo Bay, but he has brought Skype, Playstation3 and "life skills" classes to the detainees at the island facility.
While the 181 men being held in the prison wait to learn their fates after the administration fell through on its January 2010 deadline to move them out, 90 percent now live in a communal environment that includes Skype, the online video chat service, and access to a 17,000-book library.
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My Comment: I guess Rush Limbaugh's comments a few years ago that this should be called "Club Gitmo" now has some merit.
More News On Guantanamo Bay Prison
Reversal Upholds Detention of Yemeni at Guantánamo -- New York Times
Court upholds detention of Yemeni at Guantanamo -- Reuters
Appeals court rules against detainee in Gitmo case -- AP
US transfers Gitmo prisoner to Yemen -- AP
US transfers Guantanamo detainee to Yemen -- AFP
US transfers Guantanamo prisoner to Yemen amid congressional criticism -- Today Online
Judge clears way for civilian trial of Guantánamo detainee -- Christian Science Monitor
Judge permits US trial of 1st Guantanamo detainee -- AP
Judge Allows Trial of Guantanamo Detainee -- Wall Street Journal
Canada to appeal ruling on Guantanamo inmate -- AFP
Omar Khadr trial to go ahead on Aug. 10, judge says -- CTV
Holder: Congress holding up 9/11 mastermind trial -- The Hill
Gitmo detainees say, ‘Please let us stay!’ -- J.P. Freire, Washington Examiner opinion
2 comments:
Call me a chicken little, but the question is worth asking:
They're skyping with family... Who is their family? We're talking Al Qaeda terrorists by and large, so hopefully our translators and experts are watching those skype calls very carefully?
Good point on letting them use Skype. I was thinking the same thing when I read this article.
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