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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Arab press decries U.S. 'torture' of prisoners Alleged terrorists get 3 meals daily, free medical, exercise, showers, Korans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com America's "torture" of al-Qaida prisoners is worse than Hitler's treatment of Jews, says Egypt's government daily newspaper, Al-Ahram. Referring to some 158 suspected al-Quida and Taliban terrorists currently being detained by the United States at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, much of the Arab press has been harshly critical of the U.S. for its treatment of the prisoners. Renowned Egyptian author and columnist for Egypt's daily Al-Ahram newspaper, Anis Mansour describes the treatment of the al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners as "worse than prisoners under the Nazis." Here, as translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute, or MEMRI, are excerpts from Mansour's article: "The Americans transferred the prisoners from Afghanistan to the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba. I saw this base in 1963, during the Tricontinental Conference in Havana. It's a nice base. No one expected it to be turned into a base for torturing al-Qaida members from Afghanistan, in a way unprecedented in history – worse than what Hitler did to his rivals from among the Jews and Christians. "Hitler's soldiers burned, strangled, and then killed. But America's prisoners were transferred in planes, on [a trip] lasting twenty hours. Under normal circumstances, the trip would not have been exhausting. But what was done to the prisoners is abominable! "They are blindfolded, their ears covered, and their noses sealed. They can't see, can't hear, and can't smell; they are in masks of iron. Their hands, arms, necks, and legs are shackled in heavy choke chains. "Twenty hours of sensory deprivation is sufficient to damage the senses of any man. If the Americans add another 20 hours, [one doesn't know] whether he is alive or dead. If we then remove the shackles, he will not know how – or where – to walk! "In the solitary confinement cells, the darkness is absolute. Suddenly, [the Americans] shine a brilliant light and make aggressive [loud] noise for a few moments; then quiet and darkness are restored. Those moments are enough to make the prisoners blind, deaf, and brain-damaged. "[Even] America's friends have condemned this inhuman treatment of the prisoners of war. But U.S. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld said: 'They are not prisoners of war, and the Geneva Convention does not apply to them.' He claimed that they are criminals who violated the law, and were members of bin Laden's gang. "[He says that] the Americans blocked the prisoners' ears out of pity, so that the noise of the plane would not bother them. Their noses were covered so that they would not spread their contagious diseases to the soldiers guarding them. This pressure on their nerves makes them easily turn over any dangerous information they have. "These prisoners of war cannot go to American courts to demand that the Constitution be applied, because they are not on American soil – rather, at Camp X-Ray, which is designed to turn them from men to beasts within hours!" The alleged terrorists have been provided with three meals a day, medical care, sleeping mats, exercise, and freedom to worship – including Korans provided by the U.S. government. Worse than Hitler? As John Lehman reported in the New York Post, each al-Qaida and Taliban prisoner has been given: U.S. army standard-issue 1-inch-thick foam sleeping mat, one blanket, two buckets, a one-quart canteen Two orange boiler suits, one pair flip-flops Two bath towels, one for washing, one for use as a prayer mat A washcloth, toothpaste, soap, shampoo A copy of the Koran In addition, prisoners are served three "culturally appropriate" meals each day: Breakfast – typically bread, cream cheese, an orange, a pastry, a roll, a bottle of water Lunch – typically a box of cereal, two cereal bars, a packet of peanuts, one packet crisps, one packet raisins, a bottle of water Evening meal – typically white rice, red beans, a banana, bread, a bottle of water The detainees' daily routine: Breakfast followed by shower opportunity and personal time Doctor visits to address any medical issues Lunch followed by shower opportunity and personal time Exercise period Mail call – pens and paper are provided for limited time, letters may be written under supervision, all pens are collected afterwards Dinner followed by shower opportunity The typical weather, notes the Post: "Sunny with temperatures ranging from 72 degrees at night to around 82 degrees maximum during the day." *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. 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