Charming

Belligerent braggadocio from Gitmo:

Guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as common practice, a Marine sergeant said in a sworn statement obtained by The Associated Press.

…A 19-year-old sailor referred to only as Bo "told the other guards and me about him beating different detainees being held in the prison," the statement said.

"One such story Bo told involved him taking a detainee by the head and hitting the detainee's head into the cell door. Bo said that his actions were known by others," the statement said. The sailor said he was never punished.

…Other guards "also told their own stories of abuse towards the detainees" that included hitting them, denying them water and "removing privileges for no reason."

"About 5 others in the group admitted hitting detainees" and that included "punching in the face," the affidavit said.

"From the whole conversation, I understood that striking detainees was a common practice," the sergeant wrote. "Everyone in the group laughed at the others stories of beating detainees."

Remember for a moment that the vast majority of the “enemy combatants” held at Gitmo have never even been charged with a crime. Less than a dozen have been charged. The rest of them haven’t even been charged, no less convicted. These could very well be innocent people—like Maher Arar—who are getting routinely abused by US military personnel.

How many of them do you think hate us for our freedom?