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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/08/28/mallory-factor-terrorist-camp-cropper/

This is an opinion piece, so take that for what it is worth, but I am
appalled that we give terrorist prisoners medical and dental treatment,
yet so many in our own country suffer.  If we are still torturing 
prisoners, I know it wouldn't be happening in a place like this, but 
still...


> The rights given to detainees at our Baghdad detention facility are
> specific, extensive and clearly spelled out to the detainees
> themselves. Detainees receive a medical exam before every
> interrogation and another when it is finished. There is an officer
> present for each interrogation and observers watch through a two-way
> mirror. All interrogations are recorded and reviewed. Camp Cropper
> reminds me of a community college, with the detainees able to take
> English lessons, receive job training, and engage in sports and
> games. Cell blocks elect their leaders -- kind of like student
> government. Detainees are even entitled to receive cigarettes after
> every meal. Some might call that torture, of a kind -- and you can't
> do that in America!
>
> And as Congress debates universal health care, the detainees in Iraq
> receive medical care that would be the envy of most of the world --
> and the uninsured in America. The detainees receive the same medical
> care that our troops receive, including dental and vision care, all
> free and on demand. In fact, the doctors, treatments, and high-tech
> equipment are the same for our soldiers and for suspected terrorists.
> That's unprecedented in wartime -- and America is still at war.
>
> Many detainees from poor backgrounds have never had access to medical
> or dental care in their lives. Some families have even asked our
> military to keep holding their sons until they can complete their
> free medical and dental treatments.


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