Saturday, March 11, 2006
Backgammon at Guantanamo posted by bat020
The comments to lenin's post below note that the Telegraph's attempt to smear Moazzam Begg was written by none other than Con Coughlin, a "journalist" who does little else but loyally regurgitate every titbit of "intelligence" horseshit passed his way by his spook masters.This reminded me of a ludicrous propaganda piece Coughlin wrote last month about how wonderful life was in Guantanamo Bay. It bears the peculiar distinction of containing a fiction that is not simply implausible, but actively unimaginable:
The inmates are issued with tan-coloured prison clothing, are provided with a range of toiletries, games such as backgammon and chess - which they play by shouting moves to inmates in neighbouring cells - and a copy of the Koran.
Yup, you read that right: playing backgammon by shouting moves to a neighbouring cell. Could someone please explain to me how this is even possible?