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Guantanamo abuse has worsened since Obama: lawyer
Reters ^
| 2/25/09
| Luke Baker
Posted on 02/25/2009 5:59:06 AM PST by pissant
LONDON (Reuters) - Abuse of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has worsened sharply since President Barack Obama took office as prison guards "get their kicks in" before the camp is closed, according to a lawyer who represents detainees.
Abuses began to pick up in December after Obama was elected, human rights lawyer Ahmed Ghappour told Reuters. He cited beatings, the dislocation of limbs, spraying of pepper spray into closed cells, applying pepper spray to toilet paper and over-forcefeeding detainees who are on hunger strike.
The Pentagon said on Monday that it had received renewed reports of prisoner abuse during a recent review of conditions at Guantanamo, but had concluded that all prisoners were being kept in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhogwot; detainees; first100days; gitmo; larrysinclairslover; marxistquisling; obama
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LOL!
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posted on
02/25/2009 5:59:06 AM PST
by
pissant
To: pissant
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:00:47 AM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Just being a "U.S. citizen" does not make one an American.)
To: pissant
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:01:00 AM PST
by
4rcane
To: pissant
RRRiiiiight! and I have dry land in Florida for ya.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:01:41 AM PST
by
bikerman
(Obama lied,economy died.)
To: pissant
Reters?...must be a subsidiary of rooters
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:02:19 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: pissant
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:02:27 AM PST
by
cardinal4
(Dont Tread on Me)
To: pissant
“applying pepper spray to toilet paper ...”
I’ll have to remember that one. Might come in handy.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:02:34 AM PST
by
ozark hilljilly
(I don't even think I think!)
To: pissant
I still do not believe this.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:03:13 AM PST
by
Travis T. OJustice
(Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy. FUBO!)
To: pissant
Where is that “Not this S**t Again” picture when you really need it. Just more Internet Chatter to fill up a slow news day.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:03:22 AM PST
by
TCats
To: pissant
Over force-feeding toilet paper sprayed with pepper spray?
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:03:23 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: pissant
Nothing compared to what those murderous bastards will do / have done to our people.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:04:16 AM PST
by
FlashBack
('0'bama: "Katrina on a Global Level")
To: pissant
applying pepper spray to toilet paper Haha...!
Of course, to liberals, this equals cutting off people's head so we are no better than the muslims...
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:04:52 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: pissant
“Several of my clients have had toilet paper pepper-sprayed while they have had hemorrhoids,” Ghappour said.”
While I don’t believe this for one minute....it is funny as hell....LOL.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:05:16 AM PST
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: pissant
applying pepper spray to toilet paper yeah ,but it keeps your a%% from rioting
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:05:40 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: pissant
Just prepping the little harmless jihadists for the Federal Prison System. Wait til they get dumped into Super Max. GITMO will be the tropical resort they will be pining for.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:05:51 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Come and Take it!)
To: pissant
"The Pentagon said on Monday that it had received renewed reports of prisoner abuse ..."Reports? From whom?
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:06:16 AM PST
by
sofaman
(Moses dragged us through the desert for 40 years to the one place in the ME with no oil - Golda Meir)
To: pissant
I guess that is the only good thing I can think of that has happened since the O took office.
GO GITMO.....
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:07:51 AM PST
by
nbhunt
To: pissant
as prison guards "get their kicks in"
So this isn't really an attack on Obama, just the standard old attack on the soldiers with a gentle urging for Obama to shut it down quickly.
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:08:10 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: Doogle
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posted on
02/25/2009 6:08:16 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
To: pissant
These poor criminals that killed thousands of innocent men, women, children, fathers and mothers should be treated with care...I feel bad for them.
Shame on the military for protecting our rights and looking out for us.
I know if our troops were captured in Iran, they would be fed Lobster and Fillet Mignon and have digital cable with Plasma tv’s throughout the camp. Yes folks, we are barbarians!
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