Idle thoughts on enemies of the state

[jhetley]

What do they do with the inmates of Gitmo when a hurricane comes calling?  Leave them out in those chain link cages?

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[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

Oh ghods. Hadn't thought about that. Don't want to think about that. Because they probably *do* leave them out in the open.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I know the Marines at the Marine barracks there just put plywood over the windows and ride it out. They still go out on post in 90 mph winds wearing a poncho. Wouldn't want the Cubans to think they could sneak over the wire during a storm.

I have no idea what they do with the prisoners.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Ah, but what about 135 mph (category 4 "Ike") winds?

Anyway, your Leathernecks volunteered for the job. Can't say that about the prisoners . . .

[wood-dragon.livejournal.com]

According to this http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/09/08/hurricane-ike.html

"At the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay in southeast Cuba, the U.S. military said the cells holding detainees can withstand the hurricane. There are about 255 men, including one Canadian, being held at the base."

Take that as you will.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I note that the quote says that the _cells_ can withstand the storm. Nothing there about the people inside them . . .

[wcg.livejournal.com]

The folks at Slate have an answer for you: http://www.slate.com/id/2199925/?from=rss

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

That leaves some ambiguity. "The military maintains that the facilities currently housing the prisoners are capable of withstanding anything up to a Category 2 hurricane..."

The "detention" facilities I remember (from TV and other media, not personally...) wouldn't provide shelter from a gale, much less a Cat 1 hurricane.