Three men have successfully committed suicide in Guantanamo. They all hanged themselves in separate cells using bedsheets. They were found by prison guards who were unable to revive them. Now this is obviously a pre-planned joint suicide. Three people don't just independently decide to commit suicide on the same night. Especially using the same method of death. Too much of a coincidence there. It is obvious that the three, as yet un-named, prisoners were in collusion and plotted to commit this final act. The ultimate sacrifice - as they probably thought.
The initial American reaction came from the camp commandant, who stated that this was an "act of asymmetrical war" - whatever he meant by that. Later today a US government official stated in a BBC World Service interview that it was a "good PR exercise". Perhaps it was both - or neither of these. The suicides all left notes in Arabic. I wonder if the Americans will have the guts to publish them in full - I doubt it. If we hear anything at all it will be severely edited.
George W recently stated that he wanted to see an end to Guantanamo and wanted to have the inmates brought under the auspices of the US courts. That would have been a good idea four years ago before the inception of Guantanamo. But now? Where in the United States would you be able to find "twelve good men and true" to act as jury. People who had not been influenced by the anti-Muslim propaganda that serves as American foreign policy?
Fair trial - I think not.
Nuff said ...
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