mediavr.com — Amnesty International has constructed a highly realistic life size replica of the Guantanamo cell where Australian David Hicks has been languishing for five years. There is a Quicktime virtual reality panorama of it on this Sydney panorama blog site.
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idandfeiMar 21, 2007
@Admiral Adama, I find myself agreeing with you on this one. Yeah, they didn't have a trial yet, but as far as I'm concerned, POWs should be treated as guilty until proven innocent in these cases. They still need to have trials in the end though.
mattgsMar 21, 2007
that looks pretty nice to me
frankebMar 21, 2007
Borat would kill for a room like that.
myfreepressMar 21, 2007
David Hicks is not a victim of anyone "arbitrarily waging war and imprisoning people".Your whole argument is based on that. David Hicks, and the people he followed did not follow the rules you set out. Just by pretending to be a civilian while waging war, he is a "war criminal". If you do that, you put real civilians at risk.He wasn't in the war theater because he was on vacation. He was actively waging Jihad. He knew it, and you should too.You (and he) can't expect to behave that way and get a pass. In fact he expected to be killed. It didn't work out that way.A war zone is not a place we can expect people to gather evidence. He wasn't arrested while walking down the street. He was in a war zone, and far from home for a purpose. He chose to dress as a civilian so that he could melt into the civilian population and evade capture. This guy is not a hero, he is a coward. He does not deserve to be free. He cannot atone for his sins. He cannot be rehabilitated.
sgreger1Mar 21, 2007
Lol, yah seriousely this "poor" detainee, I mean he doesnt even have a plasma TV with HD channels! Where is his master king bed with posturpedic mattress!! This is an outrage! Cummon, most people in the world would be willing to become terrorists just for the hope in living in such a nice room, and getting 3 meals.
sanchoMar 21, 2007
The Geneva convention provides a minimum of treatment standards for prisoners of war. The standards could be higher if the capturing government so chose.Some people feel that the Geneva Convention standards ought to apply to prisoners explicitly excluded from the language of the GC on the basis that basic human dignity should be preserved, even for so-called "unlawful combatants". Is there a legal reason for it? No, but there's damn sure is a RIGHT reason for it. The religious right is quick to use religion to get votes, however they sure don't follow the practices of Christianity, which would abhor this sort of behavior.Regardless, there are good reasons for better treatment and access to legal counsel. In some cases, people held in Gitmo have been found not to be terrorists. This is discovered after years of captivity and interrogation in pretty awful circumstances. Access to these prisoners is extremely limited, even for legal representatives and people who could help clear their names.For these people--people who were in the wrong place at the wrong time--certain standards should apply. Does the Geneva convention apply? If they weren't actually combatants, I'm not sure, but human decency standards certainly apply. Imagine being near a gang fight and being picked up by police because they thought you were a part of it. Now imagine that they didn't let you have access to a lawyer, didn't let you contact anyone, and just let you sit in a cell for a few years while they decided what to do with you. That's one of the single biggest problems with the handling of prisoners at Gitmo.
fsjonseyMar 22, 2007
He has IN WALL STEREO SPEAKERS! All you need is a Dark Side of The Moon Poster and that would make an awesome dorm room.
dy01Mar 22, 2007
Except you chose to join the Navy. I don't think he volunteered to be in a Guantanamo prison cell. If you don't like the Navy, leave. Stop complaining about your own choices.
berlin290Mar 22, 2007
Hitler never had more than 37 percent of the popular vote in the honest elections that occurred before he became Chancellor. And the opposition among the 63 percent against him was generally quite strong. Hitler therefore would have never seen the light of day had the German Republic been truly democratic. Unfortunately, its otherwise sound constitution contained a few fatal flaws. The German leaders also had a weak devotion to democracy, and some were actively plotting to overthrow it. Hitler furthermore enjoyed an almost unbroken string of luck in coming to power. He benefited greatly from the Great Depression, the half-senility of the president, the incompetence of his opposition, and the appearance of an unnecessary backroom deal just as the Nazis were starting to lose popular appeal and votes.
danaramaMar 23, 2007
they are beaten and tortured and left in there for weeks and months. i've heard prison guards admit 90% of the inmates havn't done a damn thing. thisimage of a cell is embellished and is being used for propaghanda.
starguyMar 25, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3453261789658676035">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3453261789658676035</a>Stream it, or you can download it as a 700mb avi from google.
starguyMar 25, 2007
Oh really. Maybe you should get an inside view of police brutality inside a US prison:<a class="user" href="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7186437447489649888&hl=en">http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=7186437447489649888&hl=en</a>
eclecticpassionAug 1, 2008
amnesty have no clue what they're talking about?? google ABU GHRAIB and watch the documentary "taxi to the dark side" and i doubt you'll be saying the same thing..
eclecticpassionAug 1, 2008
yep exactly, and i challenge any of those people denying that the bush administration is corrupt and prisoners of war are treated fairly to watch the documentary "taxi to the dark side" on youtube, about an innocent man who was killed and tortured by u.s soldiers at abu ghraib, or simply to google the words "abu ghraib" into the search engine. there's no smok without fire..
eclecticpassionAug 1, 2008
also the story of diliwar, more info on wikipedia
eclecticpassionAug 1, 2008
i'm asuming you haven't seen the documentary "taxi to the dark side" then?