Camp Delta, the fenced-in core of the Guantánamo prison. Angel Franco/The New York TimesGuantanamo Bay Detainees’ Family Members May Be Allowed To Visit -- Washington Post
The Pentagon is considering allowing the families of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to visit them, an unprecedented step to ease the isolation of inmates who in some cases have been held at the U.S. facility for close to a decade, according to congressional aides.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which monitors conditions at the Guantanamo Bay military prison and facilitates video conferences between detainees and their families, has been in serious discussions with the Pentagon about a visitation program, the aides said.
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My Comment: I am a week late in posting this story .... and while I can see the White House signing onto this .... I am wondering if this is the right thing to do. I guess my anger against Al Qaeda still has a long way to go before it dissipates.
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