http://washingtonindependent.com/35988/inside-guantanamo-bay National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/35988/inside-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1#comment-35590 Erik Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:17:21 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=35988#comment-35590 I also have served in GTMO, in addition to being a civilian law enforcement officer. (I'm a Reservist). Although it is certainly not any fun to be detained in GTMO (or anywhere, really), there are much stricter rules and procedures in place regarding Detainee treatment that there are for American prisoners in the civilian prison system. It is literally a crreer ending move, and possibly will land you in jail yourself, to mistreat a Detainee. I repeatedly saw officer safety being sacrifced to avoid even the appearance of mistreatment. I can't speak for the first year or two, but having served there last year all I can say is that it would be very difficult to assault, hurt, or otherwise abuse a detainee at GTMO in the current system. The media is VERY selective in what parts of stories they tell, and consistently try and make things look as bad as possible, even if that means reporting partial stories or using out of date information. Also, God forbid they should report any of the information that shopws US Forces in a good light.... I also have served in GTMO, in addition to being a civilian law enforcement officer. (I'm a Reservist). Although it is certainly not any fun to be detained in GTMO (or anywhere, really), there are much stricter rules and procedures in place regarding Detainee treatment that there are for American prisoners in the civilian prison system. It is literally a crreer ending move, and possibly will land you in jail yourself, to mistreat a Detainee. I repeatedly saw officer safety being sacrifced to avoid even the appearance of mistreatment. I can't speak for the first year or two, but having served there last year all I can say is that it would be very difficult to assault, hurt, or otherwise abuse a detainee at GTMO in the current system. The media is VERY selective in what parts of stories they tell, and consistently try and make things look as bad as possible, even if that means reporting partial stories or using out of date information. Also, God forbid they should report any of the information that shopws US Forces in a good light….

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/35988/inside-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1#comment-23835 Erik Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:17:21 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=35988#comment-23835 I also have served in GTMO, in addition to being a civilian law enforcement officer. (I'm a Reservist). Although it is certainly not any fun to be detained in GTMO (or anywhere, really), there are much stricter rules and procedures in place regarding Detainee treatment that there are for American prisoners in the civilian prison system. It is literally a crreer ending move, and possibly will land you in jail yourself, to mistreat a Detainee. I repeatedly saw officer safety being sacrifced to avoid even the appearance of mistreatment. I can't speak for the first year or two, but having served there last year all I can say is that it would be very difficult to assault, hurt, or otherwise abuse a detainee at GTMO in the current system. The media is VERY selective in what parts of stories they tell, and consistently try and make things look as bad as possible, even if that means reporting partial stories or using out of date information. Also, God forbid they should report any of the information that shopws US Forces in a good light.... I also have served in GTMO, in addition to being a civilian law enforcement officer. (I'm a Reservist). Although it is certainly not any fun to be detained in GTMO (or anywhere, really), there are much stricter rules and procedures in place regarding Detainee treatment that there are for American prisoners in the civilian prison system. It is literally a crreer ending move, and possibly will land you in jail yourself, to mistreat a Detainee. I repeatedly saw officer safety being sacrifced to avoid even the appearance of mistreatment. I can't speak for the first year or two, but having served there last year all I can say is that it would be very difficult to assault, hurt, or otherwise abuse a detainee at GTMO in the current system. The media is VERY selective in what parts of stories they tell, and consistently try and make things look as bad as possible, even if that means reporting partial stories or using out of date information. Also, God forbid they should report any of the information that shopws US Forces in a good light….

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/35988/inside-guantanamo-bay/comment-page-1#comment-23724 Mike Long Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:17:50 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=35988#comment-23724 The only one who has said the brutality is worse is the lawyer for one of the Detainees. And he did not say it WAS worse, he planted the seed that it "Could Get Worse" and it wouldn't be hardto imagine. So please, stop with the froathing of false data and reporting it as news. The Detainees are treated well and have been for a long time. How do I know, because I worked in GTMO and have friends that work there and have been close to the people in charge of the Detainees so give me a break... The only one who has said the brutality is worse is the lawyer for one of the Detainees. And he did not say it WAS worse, he planted the seed that it “Could Get Worse” and it wouldn't be hardto imagine. So please, stop with the froathing of false data and reporting it as news. The Detainees are treated well and have been for a long time. How do I know, because I worked in GTMO and have friends that work there and have been close to the people in charge of the Detainees so give me a break…

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