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| Carter Calls on U.S. to Shut Down Gitmo (XRAY, not the base) |
| 2005-06-07 |
| ATLANTA - Former President Carter on Tuesday called for the United States to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison to demonstrate its commitment to human rights. "The U.S. continues to suffer terrible embarrassment and a blow to our reputation ... because of reports concerning abuses of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo," Carter said after a two-day human rights conference at his Atlanta center. Such reports have surfaced despite President Bush's "bold reminder that America is determined to promote freedom and democracy around the world," Carter said. About 540 detainees are being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Some have been there more than three years without being charged with a crime. Most were captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002 and were sent to Guantanamo Bay in hope of extracting useful intelligence about the al-Qaida terrorist network. Carter said the United States needs to make sure no detainees are held incommunicado and that all are told the charges against them. Despite his criticism of Guantanamo Bay, Carter said Amnesty International should not have called the prison "the gulag of our time" in a report last month. President Bush has termed the report by the human-rights group "absurd." Carter said the alleged abuses at Guantanamo Bay could never compare with the forced labor camps operated by the former Soviet Union. |
| Posted by:Mrs. Davis |
| #8 If Jimmy dies and his casket rides down the road to the Capitol Building, you won't see any crowds unless they're holding "This is Bush fault" signs. |
| Posted by: Charles 2005-06-07 23:27 |
| #7 Jimmuh, go visit that nutjob you put into power in Venezuela. Ask HIM to open his prisons. Then Visit your buddy Fidel. WHen Fidel lets his peopel go, we'll be glad to ship the jihadists over there to him for HIM to free (with the conditiont hat they go to YOUR place to live) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2005-06-07 22:44 |
| #6 Worst president ever Worst ex-president ever OK, 20th century at least |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-06-07 22:19 |
| #5 Great idea, Jimmuh. You come on down there and unlock the cells yourself. While all the soldiers are taking a leak (hopefully on a certain book) and your SS contingent is relaxing on the beach. Asshole. Oh - excuse me. I understand we're supposed to address ex-presidents with the respect they deserve. That's Mr. Asshole. FOAD. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-06-07 22:10 |
| #4 SPEAKING OF EMBARRASSMENT - --- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN .... JIMMY CARTER |
| Posted by: MACOFROMOC 2005-06-07 22:07 |
| #3 PHUQUE Jimmy Carter. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-07 21:42 |
| #2 why shouldn't we listen to the worst president we've ever had, coddler of anti-american dictators and pretender of elections world-wide? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-06-07 21:25 |
| #1 I call on Jimmy Carter to STFU. |
| Posted by: DMDF 2005-06-07 20:43 |