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| British lawmakers call for alternatives to Gitmo |
| 2007-01-22 |
| British lawmakers urged their government to work with the US administration to find alternatives to the terrorist prison camp in Guantanamo Bay so that it could be closed as soon as possible. How about if we put 'em up with you guys, you like 'em so much? |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Amen, and amen, USN! No offense meant to our 'burg cousins across the pond and all. Of course, I realize there's a big difference between the citizenry and the enlightened pols. More so true in Britain, I guess, but we have 'em here too. |
| Posted by: BA 2007-01-22 16:00 |
| #12 Maybe when the UK coughs up some $$ to run the operation, then they can offer an opinion. Since they can't even equip their fighting units, I think we can safely ignore this whining. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-01-22 14:44 |
| #11 Liberal Democrat member of parliament Sarah Teather said the committee appeared to have been given “the VIP antiseptic tour” of the camp. Teather helped a 10-year-old constituent whose father is being held at the camp to deliver a letter to Tony Blair this month asking for the prime minister’s help in obtaining his release. “The committee were given no direct access to prisoners, and they do not appear to have taken evidence either from former detainees, or lawyers or families of current detainees,” she said. She also said the report gives “very little consideration” to the situation of the estimated eight British residents held there. We've found a solution, Sarah. Meet your new housemate, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-01-22 14:31 |
| #10 There's a large, cold and drafty fortress-like building in Windsor. Mostly unoccupied. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-01-22 08:14 |
| #9 The Tower of London had a very good reputation, especially the Lower Wakefield Tower. |
| Posted by: SwissTex 2007-01-22 08:10 |
| #8 HMP mid atlantic |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-01-22 06:50 |
| #7 HMP Belmarsh. Lovely view of the Thames and the North Kent marshes. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2007-01-22 06:26 |
| #6 Can we move them to wherever it is that the Brits have been keeping their own bad guys incommunicado post-9/11? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-01-22 05:58 |
| #5 I have one. Firing squads. In addition this is Geneva compliant. |
| Posted by: JFM 2007-01-22 04:18 |
| #4 I apologise for the sheer wankiness of my compatriots. I go with #2. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2007-01-22 04:17 |
| #3 Fish-and-Chips instead of Glazed Chicken??? Well alrighty then. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-01-22 02:24 |
| #2 We've spent millions there. But, we really have no need of this type facility. We simply do not need to keep shitbags for extended periods. Seven days of vigorous information sharing ought to be sufficient. Then dispose. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2007-01-22 00:31 |
| #1 I hear the sharks around GITMO are hungry this time of year. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-01-22 00:25 |