Posted on 04/16/2013 5:38:05 PM PDT by markomalley
Top officials at the Guantanamo Bay detention center on Tuesday defended a raid that resulted in a violent clash with detainees, saying the operation was critical and the handful of injuries on both sides were minor.
Soldiers with riot helmets and shields swept into recreation yards and met with resistance from several dozen prisoners, the leadership of the detention center said in interviews with journalists visiting the U.S. base in Cuba for the first time since Saturday's clash.
The confrontation ended within minutes, but not before two guards were struck in the head by prisoners and five prisoners were injured, including one hit by rubber pellets from what the military calls a "less-than-lethal" round fired from a modified shotgun.
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I wonder if the antics of these detainees at GITMO over the past week or so had something to do with the Boston bombing. Hmmm.
They don’t have to defend themselves to me. Collectively these are the most dangerous men on the planet. If they shot them all I wouldn’t punish them.
I thought the Gitmo detainees were as weak as kittens due to the self-imposed hunger strike.
Fewer terrorists to feed.
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