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Lawrence of Arabia

10:38:45 am on May 9, 2008 | # | |
Tags: military, Pakistan, politics

Pakistan seems to have said “No, thanks!” to the appointment of the former commander of Gitmo to the top U.S. military post in Pakistan. And one has to ask, what was the Pentagon thinking?
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aziz 11:05 am on May 9, 2008 | #

welcome, LoA!

the Pentagon was probably thinking about opening a Gitmo franchise.

Still, I do feel that there’s some measure of injustice here. The article explains,

General Hood, who took command of the detention center at Guantánamo Bay in March 2004, shortly before the Abu Ghraib scandal in Iraq broke, sought to put a more human face on it. He was credited by lawyers for the prisoners and human rights groups with having improved the treatment of detainees, and it was soon after he took over that some of the most severe interrogation methods were curtailed.

Who was his predecessor at Gitmo, and what’s that guy doing now?
Willow 11:20 am on May 9, 2008 | #

Lawrence! Keyf hallak?
Lawrence of Arabia 11:33 am on May 9, 2008 | #

kowayeez kateer.

willow. sorry i had to miss you in new york. are you coming to new england again any time soon? …maybe boston?
Willow 12:37 pm on May 9, 2008 | #

I was in Boston for the Graven Images conference the week before I went to NYC–probably won’t be back for another year. Bad luck! But I’ll let you know what happens.
aziz 12:59 pm on May 9, 2008 | #

Best name for a conference EVER.

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