13 Jun 06
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5068228.stm
Rear Adm Harris said he did not believe the men had killed themselves out of despair.
"They are smart. They are creative, they are committed," he said, quoted by Reuters.
"They have no regard for life, either ours or their own. I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of ...warfare waged against us."
Can someone explain the logic here?
13 Jun 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZSuicide = "good PR move"?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5068228.stm
[b]Rear Adm Harris said he did not believe the men had killed themselves out of despair.
"They are smart. They are creative, they are committed," he said, quoted by Reuters.
"They have no regard for life, either ours or their own. I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of ...warfare waged against us."
Can someone explain the logic here?[/b]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Colleen Graffy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5069230.stm
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13 Jun 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZI certainly can't explain it, but it's gonna be fun hearing others try. Like our good friend Rear Admiral Harris, who has decided that when the enemy commits suicide in prison it's an act of war against us.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5068228.stm
[b]Rear Adm Harris said he did not believe the men had killed themselves out of despair.
"They are smart. They are creative, they are committed," he said, quoted by Reuters.
"They have no regard for life, either ours or their own. I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of ...warfare waged against us."
Can someone explain the logic here?[/b]
Aren't we already at war? But the men at Guantanamo are NOT prisoners of war? But if they commit suicide while in prison IT IS an act of war?
Yep, makes perfect sense.
13 Jun 06
Originally posted by wibIt sounds like maybe they were trying to make a statement, or spread controversy--however, I can not think of how they would know that guantonomo is a controversial issue now in the US. Or maybe, they just decided they were never going to get out of there, and would rather die then spend the rest of their lives in a cage--It seems if they wanted to leave a message to the world, they would have at least written a letter.
I certainly can't explain it, but it's gonna be fun hearing others try. Like our good friend Rear Admiral Harris, who has decided that when the enemy commits suicide in prison it's an act of war against us.
Aren't we already at war? But the men at Guantanamo are NOT prisoners of war? But if they commit suicide while in prison IT IS an act of war?
Yep, makes perfect sense.
14 Jun 06
Originally posted by FurorI really wish there were some understanding of their actions, but when I see the extremism of certain muslims, coupled with the secrecy of guantanamo, I'm pretty sure we'll never know the truth about anything that goes on there.
It sounds like maybe they were trying to make a statement, or spread controversy--however, I can not think of how they would know that guantonomo is a controversial issue now in the US. Or maybe, they just decided they were never going to get out of there, and would rather die then spend the rest of their lives in a cage--It seems if they wanted to leave a message to the world, they would have at least written a letter.
I don't believe anything either side tells me in situations like this one.
14 Jun 06
Originally posted by FurorAll of the detainies should commit this "act of war"? and Gitmo will go away....too bad, 'cause the enlisted club has hot navy chicks on Tuesday nights...the diving is great, but it is hotter than hades there!...Iguanas, cactus, and Coconut rats (cross between an opossum and a warf rat?) rule this desolate place.....
It sounds like maybe they were trying to make a statement, or spread controversy--however, I can not think of how they would know that guantonomo is a controversial issue now in the US. Or maybe, they just decided they were never going to get out of there, and would rather die then spend the rest of their lives in a cage--It seems if they wanted to leave a message to the world, they would have at least written a letter.
15 Jun 06
Originally posted by XanthosNZThey had dark skin so it was obviously an act of war. Only white people can innocently kill themselves when they are imprisoned without charge and no hope of release. Act of war. yup. Yeeehaaa!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5068228.stm
[b]Rear Adm Harris said he did not believe the men had killed themselves out of despair.
"They are smart. They are creative, they are committed," he said, quoted by Reuters.
"They have no regard for life, either ours or their own. I believe this was not an act of desperation, but an act of ...warfare waged against us."
Can someone explain the logic here?[/b]