Posted by Tina
If youve ever wondered about the treatment of prisoners at Guantanimo Bay, if youve ever wondered why we put prisoners there, what the prisoners themselves think about the facility, what the Supreme court decision will mean, and more, you need to read the interview posted below fromNational Review. The
interview with Kyndra Miller Rotunda by Kathryn Jean Lopez is titled, htMajor Legal Issues. Im sure after reading what Rotunda, a JAG officer in the U.S. Army, has to say youll also consider buying her book
Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials.
A sample from this amazing interview:
The best evidence of how detainees are treated in Gitmo is their own report. One was offered release and decided to stay until the weather was warmer in his own country. Another closed his letters home with, wishing you were here and a third even asked the U.S. government to move his entire family to Gitmo. ** Hands down, the worst thing about Guantanamo Bay is the public affairs aspect. For an unknown reason, the Department of Defense refuses to answer criticisms about Guantanamo Bay and has allowed untrue rumors to blacken Americas international reputation. ** I was the liaison to the ICRC delegates when I worked in Guantanamo Bay. I know first-hand that they werent complaining about torture. They complained about trivial matters. They wanted more candy Skittles and softer soccer balls for detainees. They even asked if the U.S. would allow detainees to sacrifice a goat for Ramadan! (The U.S. considered but ultimately denied this request). Now the ICRC rewrites history and alleges that conditions were tantamount to torture whatever that means. ** The truth is, the U.S. exceeds the Geneva Conventions in many important respects. But, the U.S. hides its light under a bushel basket by failing to set the record straight. My book, Honor Bound: Inside the Guantanamo Trials, reveals the many different ways that the U.S. exceeds Geneva and provides more privileges to detainees than POWs would receive.