U.S. confirms it held 12 juveniles at Guantanamo

[DogPoundPup]

Source: USA Today

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. has revised its count of juveniles ever held at Guantanamo Bay to 12, up from the eight it reported in May to the United Nations, a Pentagon spokesman said Sunday.

The government has provided a corrected report to the U.N. committee on child rights, according to Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon. He said the U.S. did not intentionally misrepresent the number of detainees taken to the isolated Navy base in southeast Cuba before turning 18.

"As we noted to the committee, it remains uncertain the exact age of many of the juveniles held at Guantanamo, as most of them did not know their own date of birth or even the year in which they were born," he said.

A study released last week by the Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas concluded the U.S. has held at least a dozen juveniles at Guantanamo, including a Saudi who committed suicide in 2006.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-11-16-gitmo-juvenile_N.htm

[GCP]

1. Let's call it like it is - Gulagtanamo

[Robbien]

2. Such arrogance

"some of them don't know the year they were born"

The Bush Admin expects people to be so arrogant to believe that Muslims are stupid and they don't know how old they are.

Yeah right.

[peacebird]

7. how young were these detainees? a seven year old may not know the year of birth

Another possibility: Could it be that we had taken some kids of 12 who *looked* older so our people refused to believe them when they gave their ages?

[silverojo]

19. 7 is definitely old enough to know your year of birth

Problem is, the storm trooper listening to him is deliberately not paying attention.

[dipsydoodle]

3. Is that why they're called Intelligence

Because they can't fuckung count ?

[balantz]

4. How do we know

that suicide wasn't actually murder from blunt force trauma or something.

I'm pissed at Pelosi and company for not hanging those war criminal bastards!

[fascisthunter]

5. Bush, the Republican Caligula

[MnFats]

6. but hey, they didn't "intentionally misrepresent!"

It doesn't count if it wasn't intentional!!
everyone knows that!!

[Ozma]

8. I think on January 20th, when Bush leaves in the plane to Texas,

They can fly him directly to GTMO and leave him there for life, Laura can go on to Texas alone.

[jeff30997]

11. Why?

Women are not allowed in Gitmo? :shrug:

[Demeter]

14. Laura's Been Punished Enough

being married to that man.

[Solly Mack]

9. K&R

Fuckers

[SalmonChantedEvening]

10. Just when you think they can't have done anything more heinous.

Then you find out yet again, just how wrong you can be.

:mad:

[smiley]

12. to those of you who don't support impeachment

I don't support you.

This news is incredulous!

[acmavm]

13. When I get angry, really angry, and it's an impotent anger, one where I

can't lash out at the person who made me that way, I sometimes cry. Don't know why, just do.

That's me right now.

This bunch of criminals turned our country into a tired old whore without morals, decency, and integrity. I don't have any respect for those in the Armed Services who support this bunch. I don't have any use for anyone in the Senate or Congress who knew what these bastards were doing.

I cannot believe that this shit just keeps happening and happening and happening. When will we ever find out the entire story? And what the hell will we do about it?

[smiley]

15. our country was built on people like this

period.!!!!

[glitch]

22. You have to release the energy built up by the anger, so you cry or shake.

Or yell or whatever. If you kept it in you'd get sick.

Got that from Cesar Milan, the Dog Whisperer.

[RollWithIt]

16. I'll bet a $10 donation in my screenname... Gitmo announced closed within 5 days of Jan 20, 2009

Anyone want to donate in my name?

[bluevoter4life]

17. I'll take you up on that

$10 to the charity of your choice.

[Canuckistanian]

18. When is there going to be a UN Resolution against America?

:mad:

[Alamuti Lotus]

21. There have been several; however:

Security Council -- it'll be vetoed
General Assembly -- it'll be ignored

Place hope elsewhere..

[Lugnut]

20. It's no wonder the rest of the world hates us.

This is from the party of "family values".