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05-05-2008, 07:04 PM
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World's worst prison?
I'd like to see this jackass spend some time on Parchman Farm circa 1950, Pelican Bay, or whatever hellhole for criminals they have in Russia, China, North Korea, etc. before he delivers his judgement...... Freed Sudanese cameraman calls Gitmo history's worst jail - Yahoo! News
Somehow I don't think the inmates in the 'world's worst jail" would be getting special food for religious holidays Guantanamo inmates to fast for Ramadan-USA-World-The Times of India , or GAINING weight from the nutritious food served..... ABC News: A Growing Threat at Guantanamo? Detainees Fatten Up . I don't think this is the case in the prisons in such enlightened places as Sudan, Iran, or Vietnam.
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05-05-2008, 08:37 PM
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So that's who we're comparing ourselves to now. Sudan, Iran and Vietnam(you missed syria)? As far as world's worst, I don't know, but to be completely innocent and held there for years without any charges, I think that would qualify as the 'worst' type of prison for them. A prison sentence with no end or beginning really and no way to defend yourself except for your adamnt and repeated denials, wouldn't you say that's the worst?
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05-05-2008, 08:56 PM
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Well, to be fair the cameraman was trying to place Guantanamo over and above such standard bearers of inhumane and cruel treatment as ...
Gulag Archipelago
Hanoi Hilton
Tower of London (Medieval Style)
Wherever Unit 731 visited their special attentions on Prisoners of War in Japan, and, of course ...
Dachau - and it's offspring.
So, yeah, I'd say that "the most heinous prison mankind has ever known" is a vast overstatement, plain and simple.
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05-05-2008, 10:10 PM
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05-05-2008, 10:32 PM
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Yeah but that's an entire city.
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05-05-2008, 10:48 PM
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Yeah but that's an entire city.
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City?? Say what? It's not about..... Misleading book-title posting cracker fool!!
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05-05-2008, 10:49 PM
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