Cigar, anyone?

This is the last one for today, because after this I'm leaving work.

But the following article is the best summary of the injustice at Guantanamo I've encountered yet. It's concise, to the point, and devastating to any argument the administration might try and put up in defense of their "right" to hold "enemy combatants" without representation or trial.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4708946.stm

Here, the BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, writes about how the Pentagon distributed flyers in Afghanistan and Pakistan that read, "Get wealth and power beyond your dreams... You can receive millions of dollars helping the anti-Taleban forces catch al-Qaeda and Taleban murderers. This is enough money to take care of your family, your village, your tribe for the rest of your life."

He points out that of the 517 "enemy combatants" being held at Guantanamo, 92% had not even been captured in battle. Of those, 40% had no clear connection to Al-Qaida, and 18% have no connection to either Al-Qaida or the Taliban.

Yeah, we're a country that stands for freedom and human rights and civil liberties. Uh-huh. Sure.