Posted by
Dawnsblood on Sunday, October 01, 2006 5:41:57 PM
Claudia Rosett just returned from a one day press junket to Gitmo. Her
report makes wonder if we could solve the Federal Debt by having Uncle Sam run a chain of resorts:
Only in America would you find authorities trying to cope with
terrorist detainees by over-feeding them. We of the media were served
the same halal meal as that offered to the detainees, which meant a
lunch including — this is only a partial list — spiced meat patty, egg
salad, tuna, yogurt, fresh dates, freshly baked bread, juice, and a
down-home Middle Eastern dessert, which left us licking from our
fingers the honey and nuts of the same baklava we were told is served
to Hambali, Abu Zubaydah, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the rest of the
gang.I don't eat this well. All in all, I think certain groups whine too much. Considering what these monsters have done and planned to do, I would just as soon Kick the Red Cross out and let the ASPCA help us set detainee condition rules.
Update: Mark Steyn also made the trip had this to say:
As for being emaciated, it's the only death camp in history where the soi-disant
torture victims put on weight. In contrast to the undernourished thesp
in the movie version, the average gain at Gitmo is 18 pounds. The
Afghan detainees were the chunkiest Afghans I've ever seen. If they
ever make it home, their old comrades -- the lean wiry warriors of the
Hindu Kush -- will wonder why a party of Florida retirees has suddenly
shown up. These Pushtuns are pushing a ton.
And, if you do start losing weight suddenly, don't worry. As one of the
camp's medical staff explained, they offer free colon-cancer testing
for jihadis over 50. If President Hillary decides to have another crack
at socialized medicine in 2009, there are worse slogans than "Every
American should have the right to the same health-care plan as a
Sudanese terrorist who put his arm out stabbing a prison guard."
Update 2: Forgot the link to Mark Steyn's article.