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2007-01-22 Britain

British lawmakers call for alternatives to Gitmo

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Posted by Fred 2007-01-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I hear the sharks around GITMO are hungry this time of year.

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-01-22 00:25|| 2007-01-22 00:25|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-01-22 00:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Fish-and-Chips instead of Glazed Chicken??? Well alrighty then.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-22 02:24|| 2007-01-22 02:24|| Front Page Top

#4 I apologise for the sheer wankiness of my compatriots. I go with #2.

Posted by Howard UK 2007-01-22 04:17|| 2007-01-22 04:17|| Front Page Top

#5 I have one. Firing squads. In addition this is Geneva compliant.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-01-22 04:18|| 2007-01-22 04:18|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-01-22 05:58|| Front Page Top

#7 HMP Belmarsh. Lovely view of the Thames and the North Kent marshes.

Posted by Howard UK 2007-01-22 06:26|| 2007-01-22 06:26|| Front Page Top

#8 HMP mid atlantic

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2007-01-22 06:50|| 2007-01-22 06:50|| Front Page Top

#9 The Tower of London had a very good reputation, especially the Lower Wakefield Tower.

Posted by SwissTex 2007-01-22 08:10|| 2007-01-22 08:10|| Front Page Top

#10 There's a large, cold and drafty fortress-like building in Windsor. Mostly unoccupied.

Posted by ed 2007-01-22 08:14|| 2007-01-22 08:14|| Front Page Top

#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 ministers 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|| 2007-01-22 14:31|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-01-22 14:44|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-01-22 16:00|| Front Page Top

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