-Caveat Lector- The treatment of the "detainees" is not extreme. In the first place, I doubt if Cuba has ever experienced anything in the form of a "freeze". After all it is tropical. That said, the shaving makes more sense in that it will keep them cooler and cleaner. If "laurie" has a dispute with this, I suggest she acquire a beard and long hair and sit mostly idle in the tropix for an indefinite period of time. As far as war goes, the "detainees" lost their options for external displays of personal self-expression when they first chose their path (ask UbL or Mullah Omar how agreeable they would be to their minions going tie-dye!) and second, when they got caught. In either case, it was a case of personal choice forfeiture; after all, "Islam" can be translated to means "surrender".
Cages. What prisoner is not in a cage? And, by comparison to what they might have expected in their location of choice, are they worser off or better? Chances are they won't get caught up in the tattoo and body building crazes nor will they have to worry about untoward attentions by their "fella" inmates. Would the Aleutians have made everyone happier? How about Greenland? In those places, they would still have needed to be shaved, in any event, just to make sure they can be properly identified. The sense of humaneness has to be taken within the context of the conditions from which they came to those in which they are now. Should any of them have some adverse medical condition, I'm sure the patients as well as the medical personnel would prefer that the correct person get the prescribed treatment(s) and medication(s). All in all, one must be compelled to recall that the "detainees" weren't spirited away from a shopping mall in Southern California. They were commandoes in one of the most backward and impoverished pieces of land on Earth. And they lost their battles. And now they're guests of the most advanced and wealthiest nation. And sitting in a relative tropical paradise. And not in the Aleutians or in Greenland. A<>E<>R's response to: On 14 Jan 02, at 23:53, PNEWS.ORG wrote: > From: flpeach2001 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I was just watching "War Room" - Wolf Blitzer Reports on CNN. They > reported that the Al Queda and Afghan prisoners of war were all shaved > (heads and beards). I was appalled!! This goes against their > religion and I'm sure they feel a great loss of dignity. > > Also, they have been put in cages. Yes, people, cages. If it rains, > they get wet. If it is freezing, they get cold, etc. etc. Oh, they > explained that all the prisoners are getting food and medical > attention. But they have taken away all their dignity!! > > Okay, I know I have a bleeding heart (haa haa) but does anyone else > think this is uncalled for and extreme?? > > I'd appreciate your thoughts. -Laurie > > [NOTE: Most of this is done in secrecy. They've asked that the images > not be shown on television and it is a flagrant injustice and > violation of rights - but not American rights because they're not > Americans. I guess with Bush in charge we have become that which we > are taught to hate. This is the most unethical government in my > lifetime and instead of preaching to the choir, send your comments to > your newspaper and if you know someone there, call them up. If you > know someone who is a politican, call them up. If we don't speak out, > it will get worse and you won't be safe either. ..TheGolem] Integrity has no need of rules. -Albert Camus (1913-1960) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
