Monday, June 12, 2006

Gitmo Suicides: good PR move

* yesterday i mentioned that calling the gitmo suicides "an act of asymmetric warfare against us." were presumably "a state-sanctioned, Frank Luntz-sanctioned Talking Point."

Today Ron points me to this:
"A top US official has described the suicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a "good PR move to draw attention".

Colleen Graffy told the BBC the deaths were part of a strategy and "a tactic to further the jihadi cause", but taking their own lives was unnecessary."

They really did turn it into a talking point. amazing.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I first heard of the suicides, sadly, I thought, "at last t hey are free..."

lukery said...

hi kathy :-)

yep - my comment was RIP
http://wotisitgood4.blogspot.com/2006/06/proven-guilty.html

Anonymous said...

I love the way people who have never been detainees think they can gauge their desperation and belittle their suffering. Pathetic self absolution.

lukery said...

but kathleen - the prisoners eat 3 meals a day!

Anonymous said...

Yeah and Rummy was bragging on the menu, too.