The story is just breaking today, but US officials have admitted that they are holding around 6 children (under age 16) as prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Given that most of these detainees were taken prisoner two years ago, this would mean that, when captured, the juveniles were even younger than they are now! Let us say again, in unison: The Federal Government Has Gone Stark Raving Mad. You can read the story all these additional places: Annova story, Guardian story, Winnipeg Sun story, Kansas City Star story, CNN Europe story, ABC Online Australia story, San Francisco Chronicle story, Edmonton Sun story, Edinburgh Evening News story, and a Tuscaloosa News story. Keep track of more stories as they develop with this Google News search.
Posted by Brian at April 23, 2003 08:21 AM | TrackBack