HOW TO REALLY ANNOY THE CAPTURED TALIBANERS

Anyway, about the whole shackling up idiocy (which it is) -- UK reps said the UK citizens they talked to weren't complaining. Hm. Quote from BBC article:

The men, who are among 144 suspects being detained at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay, are said to have been treated well and are in "good physical health".

The Britons were "able to speak freely and without inhibition" about their conditions, he said.

He added that they had been in contact with Red Cross workers and British officials were passing messages on to their families at their request.

"There were no gags, no goggles, no ear muffs and no shackles while they were in their cells. They only wear shackles when they are outside their cells."

He said detainees "get three meals a day", including a "pre-packed Islamic meal for lunch", as much water as they need and daily medical checks.

"The Red Cross is arranging for them to have copies of the Koran," he added.

"They have also been provided with washing materials, and calls to prayer are being broadcast over the camp public address system."

Now this is all well and good if true, but what about all the ones in the camp who don't have concerned governments looking after them? And why only an Islamic lunch? What, is dinner nothing but pork rinds?

As it stands, part of me is perversely amused by the realpolitik practiced here -- "Can't have them on US soil because of that nasty legal rights stuff? No problem! Cuba!" -- and the rest of me is as usual disgusted by it all. 6 to 5 odds nobody being held there had any damn thing to do with 9/11.

animals of the hoof = okay though right then ON WITH THE HORSEBURGERS!