-Caveat Lector- From: Euphorian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >The treatment of the "detainees" is not extreme. In the first place, >I doubt if Cuba has ever experienced anything in the form of a >"freeze".
It happens; perhaps not often, but it happens. And it is not unknown for temps to occasionally go down to the 40s and 50s in the winter, especially at night; not a 'freeze', but mighty uncomfortable to be outside in for any length of time... >After all it is tropical. Actually 'semi-tropical' would be a more appropriate term; the Amazon and the Congo are tropical... >That said, the shaving makes >more sense in that it will keep them cooler and cleaner. If "laurie" >has a dispute with this, I suggest she acquire a beard and long hair >and sit mostly idle in the tropix for an indefinite period of time. Gee, Jamaican Rastafarians don't seem to have any problems with long hair and beards... And if it was only a matter of 'being comfortable', then the person with the long hair and/or beard should have the option to choose to shave it off, it shouldn't be forced on him... >As far as war goes, the "detainees" lost their options for external >displays of personal self-expression when they first chose their path Their tonsorial choices are not based on personal idiosyncracy, but are based on their religion. Shaving these guys will result in the rest of the Islamic world feeling sympathy for the prisoners, which isn't a brilliant idea since the U.S. is ostensibly trying to build a coalition with the 'good' Islamic states -- so why risk it? >Cages. What prisoner is not in a cage? These aren't cages, their dog kennels; they're worse than dog kennels, any dog kept under such conditions would result in an owner getting cited for cruelty to animals... >And, by comparison to what >they might have expected in their location of choice, are they worser "Worser"? What dictionary is that word from? >off or better? Chances are they won't get caught up in the tattoo >and body building crazes nor will they have to worry about untoward >attentions by their "fella" inmates. As POWs (how they should be treated), they would not be put into a civilian prison. >Would the Aleutians have made everyone happier? How about Greenland? >In those places, they would still have needed to be shaved, in any >event, just to make sure they can be properly identified. What, fingerprinting doesn't work anymore? >All in all, one must be compelled to recall that the "detainees" >weren't spirited away from a shopping mall in Southern California. >They were commandoes in one of the most backward and impoverished >pieces of land on Earth. And they lost their battles. And now >they're guests of the most advanced and wealthiest nation. And >sitting in a relative tropical paradise. Where they are acutely at risk for tropical infections for which they have no im <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
