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| Guantanamo Prison Guards, Inmates Clash |
| 2006-05-19 |
| A golden opportunity missed... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Prisoners wielding improvised weapons clashed with guards trying to stop a detainee from committing suicide at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the military said Friday. Okay, Achmed. You draw short straw. Here is rope. Say hello to Allah for me. The fight occurred Thursday in a medium-security section of the camp as guards were responding to the fourth attempted suicide that day at the detention center on the U.S. Navy base, said Cmdr. Robert Durand. Detainees used fans, light fixtures and other improvised weapons to attack the guards as they entered a communal living area to stop a prisoner who was trying to hang himself, Durand said. Okay. No more fans. Cuba in the summer? You won't need 'em. Earlier in the day, three detainees in another part of the prison attempted suicide by swallowing prescription medicine they had been hoarding. Okay. So no more prescription medicine. Wouldn't want the boys to harm themselves now, would we? The detainees who took part in the clash with guards were moved to higher-security sections. Welcome to Truncheon Land... Those who attempted suicide received medical treatment, the military said. Their names were not released. What's next? Another "hunger strike"? The incidents occurred on the same day the military transferred 15 Saudi detainees to their country, leaving about 460 detainees at Guantanamo. Soon to be in the Saudi "Cake or Die" Repentance Program. There have been 39 suicide attempts at Guantanamo since the prison opened in January 2002, the military said. At least 12 were by Juma'a Mohammed al-Dossary, a 32-year-old from Bahrain. Keep trying, kid. You'll get it right one of these days. Guantanamo Bay holds detainees suspected of links to al-Qaida or the Taliban. I thought they were all just victims of circumstances. Looks like some AP editor was asleep at the switch. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #11 crack heads - it ain't like it'll disable their muslim lifestyles |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-19 22:11 |
| #10 More details... "The detainees had slickened the floor of their block with feces, urine and soapy water in an attempt to trip the guards. They then assaulted the guards with broken light fixtures, fan blades and bits of metal," said Navy Rear Adm. Harry Harris, who commands the Guantanamo facility. Army Col. Mike Bumgarner, in charge of detention operations, said detainees were jumping off beds on top of the guards and knocked some guards to the ground, adding: "Frankly we were losing the fight at that point." The guards used pepper spray, then the shotgun that fired 18 small rubber balls and the M203 grenade launcher to gain control, U.S. officials said. The fighting lasted four to five minutes, they said. Next time, use real grenades. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-19 21:42 |
| #9 Jersey Mikes bro wouldn't need a weapon to handle a couple of 'em. There's a picture of the lad around here somewhere. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-05-19 19:59 |
| #8 Put them in the hot box. It's UN approved. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-05-19 19:00 |
| #7 Just "minor injuries"? that's too bad... Oh, I don't know. Most of those guys are gonna be under a lot of suspicion when they get released. Honest, I didn't tell 'em NUTHIN .... uh huh, yeah sure Achmed. It's not that we don't trust you or anything, but tell you what - why dontcha show your dedication to the cause with one of those boom belts over there? You know, take it downtown and ... celebrate. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-05-19 17:55 |
| #6 One hopes the guards have blackjacks so nothing to much shows up on the outside. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-05-19 17:49 |
| #5 Good call, Frank... U.S. guards were lured Thursday evening into a dorm-like room at a minimum-security wing of the detention center by a detainee pretending to prepare to hang himself, said Navy Rear Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr. The guards sought to save the detainee but were pounced on by others wielding broken light fixtures, fan blades and pieces of metal. The detainees were eventually subdued, and six were treated for "minor injuries," Harris said during a news conference. Just "minor injuries"? that's too bad... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-19 16:19 |
| #4 sounds more like an aborted attempt to draw guards in and take hostages? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-19 16:09 |
| #3 I detect a slight change in attitude JH. A little less tolerant of noble savages these days. Wonder why? ;> |
| Posted by: 6 2006-05-19 15:47 |
| #2 Fix bayonets on their ass, see how much they like that shit. After their ringleader takes one through the running lights the rest will chill out most rik-tik. If not, then that's just less sand clowns the U.S. taxpayer has to house & feed. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-05-19 15:06 |
| #1 Don't we wish it read; Guards opened fire on rioting inmates in Gitmo today, killing hundreds. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-05-19 13:13 |