We are talking about the USA here, arn't we?

The shame of the country....

I guess the U.S. military does not have the experience to know that contraband has many channels into a prison, such as its own guards.

I cannot read anything about Gitmo without feeling my face flush and my blood pressure rise. There are so many things wrong with this detainment camp that I have a hard time focusing on one issue? Lack of due process? The mockery of American democratic values? The Geneva Convention blow-off? The harassment of anyone even remotely involved with the detainees? The hypocrisy?

My father spent 15 months stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, when I was a little girl. I remember him coming home, but I don't remember him being gone-- I was very little. It was his last posting before retirement, and while I don't know exactly what he was doing down there (but I'm sure it involved the Cubans!), I know he never thought that our country would turn its back on the very democratic ideals for which he risked his life.

I am quite certain that this will be viewed by historians as a shameful chapter in our country's life.