Sorry, last message weren't mine. Al Sharpton hijacked my account. --- Joe Goodson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hmmm, then you must REALLY hate Rowanda. > Joe > You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if > your conduct is mean and > paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must > be his spirit. > Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC), Third Olynthiac > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Benefield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 4:44 PM > Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] FPM: What I saw at Gitmo > [non-Bama] > > > > Fo what it done to mah peepul... > > > > --- Joel Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Why you hate America? > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of Mike Laborde > >> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 2:31 PM > >> To: RollTideFan - University of Alabama Athletics > >> Discussion List > >> Subject: [RollTideFan] FPM: What I saw at Gitmo > >> [non-Bama] > >> > >> > >> Awesome article! > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > > > http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=18572 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> What I Saw at Gitmo > >> >> By Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu > >> >> FrontPageMagazine.com | June 27, 2005 > >> >> > >> >> Last week, I was privileged to be part of a > >> Department of Defense > >> >> trip to the Joint Task Force - Guantanamo Bay, > >> Cuba. I got to see > >> >> the operations of this "controversial" > facility > >> up-close - > >> >> something particularly important after Sen. > >> Richard Durbin's > >> >> comparison of its guard to Nazi stormtroopers > and > >> calls of > >> >> leftists to shut the center down. Our group > went > >> to GITMO to > >> >> check out tales that the military was being > too > >> tough on these > >> >> terrorist detainees. We left convinced that > >> America is being > >> >> extraordinarily lenient - far too lenient. > >> >> > >> >> After speaking with soldiers, sailors, and > >> civilians who > >> >> collectively staff Gitmo, I left convinced > that > >> abuse definitely > >> >> exists at the detention facilities, and it > >> typically fails to > >> >> receive the press attention it deserves: it's > the > >> relentless, > >> >> merciless attacks on American servicemen and > >> women by these > >> >> terrorist thugs. Many of the orange > jumpsuit-clad > >> detainees fight > >> >> their captors at every opportunity, openly > >> bragging of their > >> >> desire to kill Americans. One has promised > that, > >> if released, he > >> >> would find MPs in their homes through the > >> internet, break into > >> >> their houses at night, and "cut the throats of > >> them and their > >> >> families like sheep." Others claim authority > and > >> vindication to > >> >> kill women, children, and other innocents who > >> oppose their > >> >> jihadist mission authorized by the Koran (the > >> same one that hangs > >> >> in every cell from a specially-designed holder > >> intended to > >> >> protect it from a touching the cell floor - > all > >> provided at U.S. > >> >> taxpayer expense). One detainee was heard to > tell > >> another: "One > >> >> day I will enjoy sucking American blood, > although > >> their blood is > >> >> bitter, undrinkable...." These recalcitrant > >> detainees are known > >> >> euphemistically as being "non-compliant." They > >> attack guards > >> >> whenever the soldiers enter their cells, > trying > >> to reach up under > >> >> protective facemasks to gouge eyes and tear > >> mouths. They make > >> >> weapons and try to stab the guards or grab and > >> break limbs as the > >> >> guards pass them food. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> We dined with the soldiers, toured several of > the > >> individual > >> >> holding camps, observed interrogations, and > >> inspected cells. We > >> >> were impressed by the universally high quality > of > >> the cadre and > >> >> the facilities. While it may not be exactly > "Club > >> GITMO," as Rush > >> >> Limbaugh uses to tweak the hard-Left critics > who > >> haven't a clue > >> >> about reality here, GITMO is a far cry from > the > >> harshness > >> >> experienced even by maximum security prisoners > in > >> the U.S. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Meals for detainees are ample: we lunched on > what > >> several thought > >> >> was an accumulated single day's ration for > >> detainees. "No," the > >> >> contract food service manager said with a > laugh, > >> "what you're > >> >> looking at there is today's lunch. A single > meal. > >> They get three > >> >> a day like that." The vegetables, pita bread, > and > >> other well- > >> >> prepared food filled two of the large > Styrofoam > >> take-home > >> >> containers we see in restaurants. Several > >> prisoners have special > >> >> meal orders like "no tomatoes" or "no peanut > >> products" depending > >> >> on taste or allergies. "One prisoner," General > >> Hood said, "throws > >> >> back his food tray if it contains things he > has > >> specifically said > >> >> he doesn't want." How is he punished for this > >> outrageous > >> >> behavior? His tray is numbered, the food he > >> requested is put on > >> >> it, and the corrected "order" is delivered to > his > >> cell. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> The detainees are similarly catered to > medically. > >> Almost every > >> >> one arrived at GITMO with some sort of > >> battlefield trauma. After > >> >> all, the majority were captured in combat. > Today > >> they are > >> >> healthy, immunized, and well cared for. At a > >> visit to the modern > >> >> hospital facility - dedicated solely to the > >> detainees and > >> >> comparable to a well-equipped and staffed > >> small-town hospital > >> >> with operating, dental, routine facilities - > the > >> doctor in charge > >> >> confirmed that the caloric count for the > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ RTF mailing list [email protected] http://rolltidefan.net/mailman/listinfo/rtf_rolltidefan.net
