Will the Defense Department please put evidence of Gitmo as a propaganda tool on the front page of the Washington Post? Thank you.
February 5, 2015
Brian McKeon, (click here) Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
(aka Defense Department Dufus), basically said in his opening statement
that terrorist are using GITMO as a propaganda tool:
The President has determined that closing this detention
facility is a national security imperative. The President and his
national security team all believe that the continued operation of the
detention facility at Guantanamo weakens our national security by
draining resources, damaging our relationships with key allies, and is
used by violent extremists to incite local populations.
It is no coincidence that the recent ISIS videos showing the barbaric
burning of a Jordanian pilot and the savage execution of a Japanese
hostage each showed the victim clothed in an orange jumpsuit, believed
by many to be the symbol of the Guantanamo detention facility....
This is an example of one on the net:
It has now been forty days (click here) since inmates in the notorious Guantanamo
prison commenced their strikes. The strikes started in protest of
desecration of the Holy Quran and abuse of prisoners by the American
wardens. The demands of the inmates have not been yet been answered and
neither has the media or the humanitarian organizations inquired about
their plight despite the continuation of barbaric and inhumane treatment
of the prisoners. The Islamic Emirate strongly urges all human right
organizations and media outlets spread awareness about the plight of the
destitute inmates in accordance with their due obligation. Inhumane
treatment of prisoners is crime against humanity which should never be
overlooked and neither should its perpetrators be helped in its cover
up.
That example was within an article in "The Atlantic."
...While these human rights issues (click here) are egregious in their own right, and a
vigilant minority continues to pressure the Obama administration on the
situation,
in the bigger picture, the continued existence of Guantanamo Bay is
damaging our national security on a daily basis.
Guantanamo Bay has often been the focus of jihadist media and
propaganda. Just recently, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan--the
mouthpiece of the Taliban--
put out a statement calling
attention to the ongoing hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay. The brief
message claims that the hunger strike at the prison has been going on
for forty days
(as of March 24) and calls for international rights organizations to
"spread awareness about the plight of the destitute inmates."
Guantanamo Bay has
become a salient issue used in jihadist propaganda.
In 2010, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the
first issue of Inspire
, their English language recruitment magazine. To date, AQAP has released 10 issues of Inspire, and the plight of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has
been featured prominently in several issues....
I understand what Mr. Cotton is saying there is no direct analogy between Gitmo and the lead up to September 11, 2001. No clue. But, that does not eliminate the FACT Gitmo is a hideous installation with POWs that should have disposition out of the facility. It is used as propaganda to RECRUIT jihadists. It is as though the USA is accommodating escalation of jihadist recruitment when it should be eliminating all forms of threat. While the history of terrorist attacks upon the USA in distant lands is interesting and noteworthy it has absolutely nothing to do with Gitmo and it's insult to the integrity of The West.
Before 911 were there attacks on Madrid and London? Hello?
