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To: Brumar89 who wrote (531557)	11/22/2009 10:33:16 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573813

The Guantanamo Thirteen Packing on the pounds at America's toughest prison. By Manny Howard Posted Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 2:52 PM ET Is America the only country in the world that could run a prison camp where prisoners gain weight? Between April 2002 and March 2003, the Joint Task Force returned to Afghanistan 19 of the approximately 664 men (from 42 countries) who have been held in the detention camps at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay. Upon leaving, it has been reported, each man received two parting gifts: a brand new copy of the Koran as well as a new pair of jeans. Not the act of generosity that it might first appear, the jeans, at least, turned out to be a necessity. During their stay (14-months on average), the detainees (nearly all of them) had gained an average of 13 pounds. slate.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (531557)	11/22/2009 11:50:50 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573813

We're torturing them with our evil food. Its an evil American plot to clog their arteries: Your facetiousness is misplaced. This accusation is not at all the stretch you suggest for anti-American Western liberals. Not at all. There is little doubt there exists a better prison to live in in the entire WORLD, including America itself, than GITMO. In fact, I know of people who would GLADLY RETIRE to live in a cell at GITMO. I think it would make a great assisted living facility if the government decides to sell it after it is closed down.