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Feb 24th 2009, 6:06 am

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Re: Guantanamo Bay

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Originally Posted by AngloDreamer

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090223/...d-dba1618.html

7 years for what ???

well he certainly was no innocent!
he travelled to one of the largest drug producing regions to kick his habit and then was arrested trying to fly out of Pakistan on a false passport!

Feb 24th 2009, 6:08 am

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Re: Guantanamo Bay

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Originally Posted by Shadya

I never did understand why the USA have a prison in Cuba which is basically anti-American isn't it? Presumably something dating back to the Cuban missile crisis. Grandad will no doubt enlighten me.

Guantanemo Bay is basically a piece of America. It was given to the US as part of the 1903 Cuban-American Treaty, although the Cubans have been trying to kick them out for years. The advantage for the US is that it does not fall under US law, so they can do things there prohibited by US law, such as torture people.

Incidentally, does anyone remember that song, "Guantanemerra"? That was about Guantanemo Bay.

Feb 24th 2009, 4:54 pm

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Re: Guantanamo Bay

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Originally Posted by Bambi in Abu Dhabi

Incidentally, does anyone remember that song, "Guantanemerra"? That was about Guantanemo Bay.

yes - danced to it in Cuba

Feb 25th 2009, 9:58 am

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Re: Guantanamo Bay

I'm sure I heard on the news yesterday that spain would be taking some of the prisoners...

it kinda defeats the point of closing it down though if you're just moving them to a different place to torture them

Feb 25th 2009, 10:19 am

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Re: Guantanamo Bay

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maybe they'll just let them go to the beach for a bit then let them go?

Feb 25th 2009, 10:37 am

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Re: Guantanamo Bay

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Originally Posted by Spugsy

maybe they'll just let them go to the beach for a bit then let them go?

Send them to Thailand... Looking at the reports of Myanmar refugees, it appears that the Thai army know exactly how to handle people in this situation...