Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Congressmen visit Gitmo

Recently 16 members of the House Armed Services Committee visited Gitmo. The most interesting aspect of this story is the quote from Representative Ellen Tauscher who said "The Guantanamo we saw today is not the Guantanamo we heard about a few years ago" (emphasis added).

I wonder how many members of Congress who have been outspoken about the 'torture' and deplorable conditions and the need to close Guantanamo Bay had actually visited the facility? I suspect not many (11 senators, 77 representatives, and 100 congressional staff) had been there before making disparaging comments about this country, the administration, and our soldiers. Perhaps Ted Kennedy and Dick Durbin could visit the facility before advocating so strongly against it.

Then there is this guy. He says the interrogation that took place during the congressional visit was staged. He knows this despite that he hasn't worked at the facility since June 2003 ... two years ago. Agenda?

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