drieuxster (drieuxster) wrote,
drieuxster
drieuxster

Remember, just because you fought the taliban is...

... uh, uh... uh...
For nearly six years, Haji Bismullah, an Afghan detainee at Guantánamo Bay, has insisted that he was no terrorist, but had actually fought the Taliban and had later been part of the pro-American Afghan government.

Over the weekend, the Bush administration flew him home after a military panel concluded that he “should no longer be deemed an enemy combatant.”

Asked about the panel’s decision, which was not publicly announced and seemed to acknowledge a mistake of grand proportions, a Pentagon spokeswoman said, “Mr. Bismullah was lawfully detained as an enemy combatant based on the information that was available at the time.”

[ cf Rulings of Improper Detentions as the Bush Era Closes ]
Well...

You see, this should increase the prospects of current and formerly active duty members who may accidentally get detained as Pinks....

That it is reasonably plausible, that these Darkness at Noon support for the ThingusOfPooh will sooner or later get stuff done about them...

Remember though that when they detain you, you need to show a positive and supportive attitude. It will limit the number of beatings to only the minimum daily requirements ....

Remember, it is all about re-inflating the Homeland Security Investment Bubble, no matter how many of the Investment persons skip out...
Tags: torture, war, war_crimes
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