Women, sex at Guantanamo

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Thursday January 27, 2005 · 9:14 PM PST

2005/01/27 · 21:14

I read a titillating story in the Toronto Star earlier today about the use of female interrogators at Guantanamo.

For some strange reason, it wasn't carried in any of the US newspapers that I follow. See below for some tidbits.

While this may be an effective method of interrogation, I can't get the phrase "stooping to a new low" out of my mind.

I'm not sure how to link the original story as the Toronto Star requires a free subscription. Have a look in www.torontostar.com and search for "U.S. used women, sex at Guantanamo: Translator". The story originated from the AP and can be found here:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GUANTANAMO_SEX_VS_FAITH?SITE=MNROC&SECTION=HOME Read More

Made in Taiwan M-16 Bullets

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Friday January 21, 2005 · 5:11 PM PST

2005/01/21 · 17:11

I read the following article a few weeks ago but didn't have a Kos account. The US Army has decided to buy 300 million M-16 bullets from a manufacturer in Taiwan. I guess their other suppliers couldn't keep up with the demand. I don't recall the army running out of bullets in 2003 or 2004. So apparently they have enough for Afghanistan and Iraq. Obviously Iraq has taken a turn for the worse, so they'll need more bullets. But 300 million more? Hmmm. Maybe they need them somewhere else.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/07/2003218366

A Screenplay by Richard Clarke

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Thursday January 20, 2005 · 9:07 PM PST

2005/01/20 · 21:07

Yesterday I read Richard Clarke's terrifying yet plausible short story in the Atlantic Monthly. (Someone posted it here: http://moralquestions.blogspot.com/) It has been gnawing at me ever since. Unfortunately, despite moderate publicity regarding this article, I doubt many people are going to seek out this relatively obscure magazine (and then gain the opportunity to consider the reasoning behind Mr. Clarke's predictions). But then something occurred to me. I think (admittedly as a layman) that this story could be easily turned into a screenplay, and then in the right hands, a movie. I think the way the story flows, the single coherent line of thought, and the length, just lends itself to being made into a movie.

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