Posted on 01/13/2008 3:31:02 PM PST by MichMash
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The chief of the U.S. military said Sunday he favors closing the prison here as soon as possible because he believes negative publicity worldwide about treatment of terrorist suspects has been "pretty damaging" to the image of the United States.
"I'd like to see it shut down," Adm. Mike Mullen said in an interview with three reporters who toured the detention center with him on his first visit since becoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff last October.
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WEINIE!!! Whata WEINIE!!
no it is leased from cuba
This guy should step down.
If Mullen is calling for his colleagues in Quantanamo to be released, then they should be moved to his home where his family can take care of them. I wonder if Mrs. Mullen knows how to prepare food for their strict religious diet?
This a political decision, not a military decision. He should keep his mouth shut.
As a retired Naval officer, I keep abreast of Navy policies. Mullen decision’s are based on politics and he is not a warrior like the former chairman, Gen. Pace
Now we have a politically-correct wimp as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. When does the plague of locusts arrive?
Dumbocrat lawyers are just waiting for this to happen so they can get access to these poor terrorists who are opressed and tortured by the evil United States. Anyone who says otherwise, is probably too stupid to vote.
Too good, I was wondering the same!
When Mike Huckabee is the republican nominee, you are welcome to vote for Hillary. I will be voting Republican.
I sure don’t want those bums in American territory. If they can offload them to another country, that would be okay. But where?
Even in Gitmo they have access to lawyers. Like a said Gitmo serves no real purpose at all.
That's just plain not true.
I will vote for whomever is most fit and trustworthy to be POTUS.
That, my friend would not be Huckybee, Hillary, Obama, McCain, ROOTY etc. Only two. Hunter or Thompson.
By the way, you still make me sick.
We have secret CIA prisons all over the world. CLUB GITMO is nothing but a show for the media.
They don’t have as many legal rights in Gitmo. but the truth is German POWs were kept in the United States during WWII, and weren’t assigned ACLU lawyers.
You belong in the center ring of a circus, NOT on a conservative, pro-war website. You clown!
Close it, but hang 'em all first.
Who authorized the admiral to give an interview, especially one in which he took it upon himself to make such a suggestion? Do officers actually have such freedom in today’s military?
On the other hand he may only be following the wishes of the Commander and Chief.
Have you had your Metamucil today? just kidding . .
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