Thursday, June 2, 2005

ANTI-SEMITISM AT GUANTANOMO BAY MILITARY PRISON?

Waxman: Investigate anti-Semitism charges
A Jewish lawmaker asked the U.S. Defense Department to investigate charges of anti-Semitism at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on Wednesday asked the Pentagon to investigate allegations that American interrogators made anti-Semitic remarks in order to drive a wedge between detainees and their attorneys. Two detainees have complained that their interrogators told them their attorneys were Jewish, and warned them not to trust the lawyers, Waxman said in a letter to Defense Department Inspector General Joseph Schmitz.

According to one detainee’s account, his interrogator warned him of Jews’ “historical” betrayal of Muslims and asked him, “Don’t you think your lawyers, who are Jews, will betray you?” Waxman asked Schmitz to investigate the charges and determine whether such practices violate federal law or military regulations.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You can kidnap and hold "tan" foreigners charged with no crime. You can degrade and torture them. You can smear their beliefs. You can make their lives so bad they try to kill themselves. But god-damnit, you better not say anything anti-semitic while you're doing it!