Life at Chalet Gitmo

[jlw]

*Erik Saar, an army sergeant at Gitmo for six months and co- author of a negative, tell-all book titled “Inside the Wire,” inadvertently provides us more firsthand details showing just how restrained, and sensitive to Islam – to a fault, I believe – detention facility officials have been. *
*Each detainee’s cell has a sink installed low to the ground, “to make it easier for the detainees to wash their feet” before Muslim prayer, Mr. Saar reports. Detainees get “two hot halal, or religiously correct, meals” a day in addition to an MRE (meal ready to eat). Loudspeakers broadcast the Muslims’ call to prayer five times daily. *
*Every detainee gets a prayer mat, cap and Koran. Every cell has a stenciled arrow pointing toward Mecca. Moreover, Gitmo’s library – yes, library – is stocked with Jihadi books. “I was surprised that we’d be making that concession to the religious zealotry of the terrorists,” Mr. Saar admits. “It seemed to me that the camp command was helping to facilitate the terrorists’ religious devotion.” Mr. Saar notes one FBI special agent involved in interrogations even grew a beard like the detainees “as a sort of show of respect for their faith.” *

Read the whole thing.

 

[Richardols]

*Erik Saar, an army sergeant at Gitmo for six months and co- author of a negative, tell-all book titled “Inside the Wire,” inadvertently provides us more firsthand details showing just how restrained, and sensitive to Islam – to a fault, I believe – detention facility officials have been. *
*Each detainee’s cell has a sink installed low to the ground, “to make it easier for the detainees to wash their feet” before Muslim prayer, Mr. Saar reports. Detainees get “two hot halal, or religiously correct, meals” a day in addition to an MRE (meal ready to eat). Loudspeakers broadcast the Muslims’ call to prayer five times daily. *
*Every detainee gets a prayer mat, cap and Koran. Every cell has a stenciled arrow pointing toward Mecca. Moreover, Gitmo’s library – yes, library – is stocked with Jihadi books. “I was surprised that we’d be making that concession to the religious zealotry of the terrorists,” Mr. Saar admits. “It seemed to me that the camp command was helping to facilitate the terrorists’ religious devotion.” Mr. Saar notes one FBI special agent involved in interrogations even grew a beard like the detainees “as a sort of show of respect for their faith.” *

Read the whole thing.

Glad to know it. And, to think that some people had the nerve to allege that there were some criminal abuses committed against the prisoners! By our soldiers?? It could never had happened!!

 

[jlw]

Richardols:

Glad to know it. And, to think that some people had the nerve to allege that there were some criminal abuses committed against the prisoners! By our soldiers?? It could never had happened!!

allege and could.

Important words, my friend.

Why aren’t there riots over the bombing of that Mosque in Iraq?? Hundreded of Korans were “descecrated”, don’tcha know?? Where’s the outrage??

 

[Richardols]

allege and could.

Important words, my friend.

No kidding. I didn’t say that any incidents of abuse actually happened and I certainly didn’t say that any American soldier was capable of acting in any way except totally honorably towards prisoners. Only the likes of Barbara Streisand and her commie leftist buddies would have made those allegations.

 

[jjwilkman]

well, just to show, i spent some time in the san diego county jail over a misdemeanor. i wasn’t permited to obtain a bible, no one ever came around to say mass, never mind distribute communion. just some wierd protestants trying to convert me. i refuse! let’s talk about abuse, shall we? i just withstood it patiently, knowing it wouldn’t last forever.

 

[Fitz]

jjwilkman:

well, just to show, i spent some time in the san diego county jail over a misdemeanor. i wasn’t permited to obtain a bible, no one ever came around to say mass, never mind distribute communion. just some wierd protestants trying to convert me. i refuse! let’s talk about abuse, shall we? i just withstood it patiently, knowing it wouldn’t last forever.

jj, you have been very open with us. I hope that your troubles are behind you now and I certainly think you are pointing out something that some need to think about. No one wants to mistreat these prisoners. However, we are trying to be respectful of the Koran but nothing we ever do will be good enough unless we let them go.
Even then, we will be accused of other things.