Posted on 08/08/2005 1:56:01 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
Books about boy wizard Harry Potter have become favourite reading material among Islamic terror suspects at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Quoting a librarian working at the centre, The Washington Times newspaper says JK Rowling's tales about the boy and the school of wizardry are on top of the request list for the camp's 520 Al Qaeda and Taliban suspects, followed by Agatha Christie novels.
"We've got a few who are kind of hooked on it. A couple have asked if they can see the movie," the librarian identified only as Lori is quoted by The Times as saying.
Lori said she is compiling a list to provide to various law-makers in Washington, who recently visited the prison at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay as part of a congressional delegation investigating accusations of torture, according to the report.
A US military investigation last month concluded that no torture has taken place since the prison opened in early 2002. The Times said the Guantanamo library also has drawn interest because of a separate investigation into how guards handle the Koran, which is given to any prisoner who requests it under Pentagon policy.
The investigation found five cases of mishandling the sacred book, but no evidence that personnel flushed a copy down a toilet.
Australian David Hicks has been held at Guantanamo Bay for almost four years.
Seems odd. I'd be interested in how many copies have been given to the prisoners. Don't know if they are allowed to receive and or send letters, but if so...maybe there is a code which is keyed to pages/words/phrases in the books.
These Islamofascists have an unhealthy fascination with little boys.
Didn't I hear someone saying the Guatanamo detainees considered Harry Potter readings torture? Now they are requesting the books?
Now would be a great time to let them know that the pages of those books were made with 60% post consumer pork products.
POTTER PING!!!
We knew it, didn't we!! LMAO!!!
As soon as I heard they were being "tortured" by having Harry Potter read to them, I knew they would be hooked!!
LOL!! I just picture them in their cells saying over and over again, "Ahlohamora! Ahlohamora! Ahlohamora!"
*snort*
These guys can read English????
The whiners who think we are mistreating the detainees probably think that they should not be allowed to read such culturally corrupting stuff. They probably think the Koran and maybe Aladdin and other tales of the Arabian Knights is all the Gitmo "guests" should be reading.
Ditto.
A lot of the Taliban are kids, or were before the Taliban brainwashed them. I've read that the Talibunnies are now reduced to impressing (drafting) 12 and 14 year olds, so maybe when those kids get to GitMo, they will really enjoy Harry Potter.
Waitaminnit, I thought this was supposed to be a tactic to annoy the Gitmoians.
How do you say Harry Potter, in Arabic?
Step One: Get them to read Harry Potter.
Step Two: If they don't cooperate, tell them that Demontors will be used against them.
Or bring them some C. S. Lewis.
It's the new golden Bush rule:
Do unto your terrorist as you would do unto yourself.
lol
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