Gitmo

Newsweek is running a story on how a new pentagon report may slow the closing of Gitmo
(http://www.newsweek.com/id/181453).

The gist of the story is that previously released 'detainees' (OK lets cut the spin) prisoners returned to terrorism. Although, reports released by the pentagon often were no more than propaganda under the bushies, I believe this report. The problem is we are not talking about recidivism here, I assert that a moderately motivated terrorist would become highly motivated after surviving years of torture and sub-human treatment. These are hard-core terrorists of our own making. Gitmo exists to subvert US law and prevent the application of constitutional rights to prisoners of the US. The bushies also used language (lets call them detainees, not prisoners) to subvert the intentions of the Geneva convention.

The prison at Gitmo is a testament to the war crimes committed by the Bush administration. If we have created 'monsters' read hard core terrorists by the crimes we committed against them, it doesn't justify further detention and torture. Why didn't George or Dick personally tour Gitmo to see the conditions they imposed on fellow human beings? Perhaps it was to avoid personal knowledge of the war crimes perpetrated in the name of freedom?, justice?, the American way?, Liberty?...

Obama needs to ignore the current pentagon report. The only just action is to prosecute prisoners based on legally obtained evidence on American soil in our civilian court system and to order the release of prisoners that cannot be prosecuted.